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Relapse
rɪˈlaps
Relapse definitions
verb
relapse
relapsed
relapses
relapsing
- (of a sick or injured person) deteriorate after a period of improvement
"two of the patients in remission relapsed after 48 months"
get ill/worse again have/suffer a relapse worsen deteriorate degenerate take a turn for the worse sicken weaken fail sink- return to (a less active or a worse state)
"he relapsed into silence"
noun
relapse
relapses
- a deterioration in someone's state of health after a temporary improvement
"he responded well to treatment, but then suffered a relapse"