Definition of "remissions" [remissions]

• Plural form of remission. (noun)

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• "KAPLIN: I am very optimistic that we will get as Montel discussed earlier initially ways of putting people into longer-term remissions; spreading out the periods of exacerbation."
• "The candidate molecule represents a therapy that has been shown preclinically to modify the course of asthmatic disease and produce long term remissions."
• "It cannot be cured, but new therapies used in combination and in sequence can create long-term remissions for many patients with a good quality of life."