# remittent

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Alternately increasing and decreasing in severity or intensity.
2. Of or pertaining to remission of the severity of symptoms.

## Etymology
From Latin remittent-, present participle of remittō.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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