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Remitting; characterized by remission; having remissions.

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  1. a. Remitting; characterized by remission; having remissions.
  2. adj. (of a disease) characterized by periods of diminished severity
  3. Remitting; characterized by remission; having remissions. Remittent fever (Med.), a fever in which the symptoms temporarily abate at regular intervals, but do not wholly cease. See Malarial fever, under Malarial.
  4. Remitting; characterized by remission; having remissions.Remittent fever (Med.), a fever in which the symptoms temporarilyabate at regular intervals, but do not wholly cease. See Malarialfever, under Malarial.
  5. s. (of a disease) characterized by periods of diminished severity