regression
noun[CorU]
uk/rɪˈɡreʃ.ən/us/rɪˈɡreʃ.ən/regressionnoun[C or U](TO PREVIOUS STATE)
formal
areturnto apreviousand lessadvancedorworsestate,condition, or way ofbehaving:
A regression hasoccurredin theoverallpoliticalsituation.
regression tochildhood
- This issimplya regression tooutdatedattitudes.
- Sheclaimsto beabletoinducea past-life regression throughhypnosis.
- Virtually noregimewasimmunefrom theeconomicregression of the early 1980s.
Deteriorating and making worse
- add
- admin
- aggravate
- backslide
- be (all) downhillidiom
- debase
- deteriorate
- deterioration
- devaluation
- devalue
- disintegrate
- dog
- make matters worseidiom
- one step forward, two steps backidiom
- regress
- regressive
- relapse
- retrograde
- worse
- worsen
regressionnoun[C or U](ILLNESS)
medicalspecialized
thefactof anillnessoritssymptoms(=effects)becominglesssevere:
(病症)消退Thetreatmentwas moreeffectivethan tamoxifen, whichcausescompleteregression in only about 30% ofcases.这种治疗比他莫昔芬更为有效,只有约30%的患者在接受他莫昔芬治疗后病症完全消退。
In thisgroupthere was asignificantregressioninarterywallthickness.在这一组中,动脉壁厚度有显著减少。
- It ishopedthat thisregimenwillresultinclinicaltumourregression inpatientswith metastaticmelanoma.
- Histologicalmeasurementsperformedat 3monthswerestriking, withsignsofdiseaseregression in allpatientsin thetrial.
- Thefrequencyof such regressions incanceris notyetknown;however, it isgenerallyacceptedthat they areextremelyrare.
Recovering from illness
- clear(something)up
- correct
- curability
- curative
- get oversomething/someone
- granulate
- healing
- hold
- recovery
- rehabilitation
- rehydrate
- remedial
- remission
- responsive
- responsiveness
- rest cure
- rose
- self-healing
- sleep
- therapeutic
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