retrocession
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary:
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Re·tro·ces·sion
n.
[Cf. F. rétrocession. See Retrocede.]
1. The act of retroceding.
2. The state of being retroceded, or granted back.
3. (Med.) Metastasis of an eruption or a tumor from the surface to the interior of the body.
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
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ret·ro·ces·sion
(rĕt'rō-sĕsh'ən)
n.
n.
- A relapse, as of a disease.
- Cessation of the external symptoms of a disease, followed by signs of involvement of an internal organ or part.
- Backward displacement of the uterus or other organ.
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