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relapse
the return of a disease after improvement
In more detail
1. (noun) a return to illness or a bad condition after improving
2. (verb) to fall back into illness or a bad condition after improving
Examples
- 1. The patient had a relapse and returned to the hospital.
- 2. He relapsed into drug addiction after six months of recovery.
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