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survivorship

survivorship

1 6.0
Living on after a serious illness or hard time
  • noun
  • /sərˈvaɪvərˌʃɪp/
translation icon : supervivencia
  • Recently, there has been a shift in focus with survivorship issues becoming more important—how we leave people on completion of treatment.
  • cancer survivorship
  • long-term survivorship
  • breast cancer survivorship

And the Thrivers are the ones who turn their survivorship into something that's amazing for them.

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Examples

  • And the Thrivers are the ones who turn their survivorship into something that's amazing for them.

  • As part of a study on long-term prostate cancer survivorship, wives' ways of coping with cancer-related issues were explored through longitudinal interviews.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Few studies address this relationship in long-term cancer survivorship, however.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Our survivorship research program went from nearly nonexistent to being one of the nation's leading programs.

    Blog text (20)
  • Finally, Leigh Ann or someone in their home community might then assist the patient with survivorship activities.

    Blog text (28)
  • Although breast cancer survivors generally do well, long-term survivorship involves many physical, psychological, and social effects.

    Academic text (1994)
  • In the area of psychosocial oncology, interest has been directed toward issues of long-term survivorship.

    Academic text (1995)
  • After her long battle with cancer, her survivorship allows her to share her story and inspire others.

  • The conference focused on the challenges of survivorship faced by cancer patients after treatment.

  • In many cases, the journey of survivorship can include ongoing medical follow-ups and emotional support.

Synonyms

survival
vssurvivorship
577 3.0

To keep living in difficult conditions

emphasizes continuing to live after a particular event or illness rather than general fact
survivability
vssurvivorship
5 5.4

Ability to keep living or working in difficult conditions

describes being alive after a difficult event not the ability or likelihood
survivance
vssurvivorship
9.2

Continued living after a hard time

focuses on living after a specific difficult event rather than general existence

Antonyms

1.0

The end of a living thing's life

Compounds

survivorship annuity
  • Specialized
8.8

A regular payment to one person when the other person dies

How Well

thriving
6 3.8
recovery
264 3.0
resilience
52 4.8
survivorship
1 6.0

Surface Forms

survivorship singular
survivorships plural

Morphology

survivorship = survivor (transparent) = survive + or + ship

The sense denotes the general state or condition of continuing to live, which is the expected meaning of 'survivor' + '-ship'.

Etymology

Survivorship has the parts super- 'over' and vivere 'to live', like survive. So, when we talk about illness or a hard event, survivorship means the state of continuing to live after that difficulty.