relapsing-remitting
Flaring then subsiding
Relapsing-remitting describes a disease pattern characterized by periods of worsening symptoms (relapses) alternating with periods of partial or complete recovery (remissions).
The term appears most often in connection with multiple sclerosis: She was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS.
The hyphenated form functions as an adjective modifying the condition it describes.
Sudden recurrence of symptoms
- exacerbationMaking something more severe
- neurologicalOf the nervous system
- demyelinationNerve sheath degradation
- attackAggressive act against another
recovery · episodes · lesions · MRI · diagnosis · inflammation · autoimmune · progression
Repeating in rounds
- episodicOccurring in distinct segments
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
- fluctuatingShifting irregularly over time
- recurringHappening repeatedly over time
unpredictable · periodic · alternating · variable · flare · quiescent · active · dormant
Immune response protein
- disease-modifyingAlters underlying condition
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- corticosteroidsInflammation-suppressing steroid medications
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
injectable · maintenance · prophylactic · neurologist · therapy · medication · DMT · management
flare-up
Sudden recurrence of symptoms
- exacerbationMaking something more severe
- neurologicalOf the nervous system
- demyelinationNerve sheath degradation
attack · recovery · episodes · lesions · MRI · diagnosis · inflammation · autoimmune · progression · baseline
cyclical
Repeating in rounds
- episodicOccurring in distinct segments
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
- fluctuatingShifting irregularly over time
recurring · unpredictable · periodic · alternating · variable · flare · quiescent · active · dormant · phases
interferon
Immune response protein
- disease-modifyingAlters underlying condition
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- corticosteroidsInflammation-suppressing steroid medications
infusion · injectable · maintenance · prophylactic · neurologist · therapy · medication · DMT · management · prevention
relapsing-remittingprogressive
Favoring reform and innovation
unremitting · monophasic · self-limiting · benign · stable
relapsing-remittingstable
Secure and unchanging
constant · steady · continuous · static · unchanging
relapse, relapsed, relapses, relapsing, remit, remits, remitted, remitting, remission