remittent
1
9.9
A disease or symptom that gets better and worse but never goes away completely
- adjective
- /rɪˈmɪtənt/
- Specialized
:
remitente
- The patient experienced remittent fever, with symptoms that would improve during the day but worsen at night.
Examples
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Her remittent pain made it difficult to predict when she would feel better.
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During his illness, he had remittent symptoms that fluctuated in intensity throughout the week.
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Ah, the remittent son returneth.
Synonyms
1
9.9
Starting again after a quiet period, often for disease or violence
has episodes that lessen in severity but never fully disappear
Antonyms
How Fluctuating
paroxysmal
1
9.9
- Specialized
1
9.9
intermittent
36
6.5
36
6.5
remittent
1
9.9
- Specialized
1
9.9
persistent
95
4.9
95
4.9
continuous
157
3.7
157
3.7
Surface Forms
remittent positive
Morphology
Etymology
Remittent comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and mittere 'to send', the same root you see in transmit. So a remittent illness has symptoms that are 'sent back' at times — they become less strong but do not disappear.