relapses's Usage Examples:

But in every case these artistic efforts were followed at short intervals by gross relapses into barbarism which reflect the anarchy of the political conditions.

a Nearly all were relapses of previous infection.

The spring level rises, so that water can be reached by digging only a few feet, and the land, soured and water-logged, relapses into barrenness.

Indolent disease / recurrent relapses We currently use pulsed cyclophosphamide for disease that is severe but not critical, or for relapsing disease.

Apparently the parasites may remain quiescent in the blood for years and may cause relapses by fresh sporulation.

Chills are recognized as predisposing both to primary infection and to relapses, and malnutrition is also believed to increase susceptibility; both should therefore be avoided.

Then the history relapses into the business vein and tells of the debates which took place as to the best means of carrying out the vow after the count's decease, the rendezvous, too ill kept at Venice, the plausible suggestion of the Venetians that the balance due to them should be made up by a joint attack on their enemy, the king of Hungary.

It was hypothesized that occurrence of these symptoms would increase on stopping smoking would predict relapses to smoking.

He was just pulled through, but the attack was followed by long prostration and incapacity for work, and by continued relapses.

Most commonly, patients treated with thyroidectomy, in the form of partial or total removal of the thyroid, suffer from large goiter and have suffered relapses, even after repeated attempts to address the disease through drug therapy.

Clinical efficacy TYSABRI is indicated as a single disease modifying therapy in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis to prevent relapses and delay progression of disability.

Although he suffered frequent relapses throughout his life, he always fought back ' enjoyed life to the full.

Some children recover without any relapses; however, most children with the disease have periods of remission alternating with recurrences of the symptoms.

Synonyms:

recidivism, reverting, lapse, relapsing, reversion, failure, lapsing, backsliding,

Antonyms:

gain, progress, precede, advance, tide,