Definition of Relapsing

1. Noun. A failure to maintain a higher state.

Exact synonyms: Backsliding, Lapse, Lapsing, Relapse, Reversion, Reverting
Generic synonyms: Failure
Specialized synonyms: Recidivism
Derivative terms: Lapse, Lapse, Relapse, Relapse, Relapse, Revert

Definition of Relapsing

1. a. Marked by a relapse; falling back; tending to return to a former worse state.

Definition of Relapsing

1. relapse [v] - See also: relapse

Medical Definition of Relapsing

1. Marked by a relapse; falling back; tending to return to a former worse state. Relapsing fever, an acute, epidemic, contagious fever, which prevails also endemically in Ireland, Russia, and some other regions. It is marked by one or two remissions of the fever, by articular and muscular pains, and by the presence, during the paroxism of spiral bacterium (Spirochaete) in the blood. It is not usually fatal. Synonym: famine fever, and recurring fever. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Relapsing

reland
relanded
relanding
relands
relandscape
relandscaped
relandscapes
relandscaping
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relapser
relapsers
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relapsing (current term)
relapsing (current term)
relapsing appendicitis
relapsing fever
relapsing fever
relapsing malaria
relapsing perichondritis
relapsing polychondritis
relatable
relate
relate
related
related
relatedly
relatedness
relatednesses

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