I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
relapse into a coma (= go into a coma again )
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She was making progress, but then she suddenly relapsed into a coma.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Most drug abusers relapse within a year.
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On vacation at home, he relapsed and had to return to hospital for further tests.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He was also beginning to relapse into invective and his voice was rising.
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I relapsed into a seeming normality.
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If not, we relapse into scepticism.
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It should be remembered that one can not relapse unless one has first been in recovery.
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The last thing I wanted was to relapse into the role of a patronizing objective observer.
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Unfortunately, she occasionally relapses, requiring short-term hospitalization.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
suffer
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And half the patients who discontinue medication suffer a relapse within six months, he said.
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He suffered a relapse after the car crash in 1987.
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They become less effective and even more difficult when a patient suffers a relapse .
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And earlier this year Maisie suffered a shock relapse .
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When he suffered a relapse , his parents sent him to see Nolan.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Relapses are common among some recovering alcoholics.
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A sudden relapse forced Peggy to stay in the hospital until Monday.
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Grandad had an unexpected relapse and died within a week.
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These herbal remedies become less effective if the patient suffers a relapse .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And half the patients who discontinue medication suffer a relapse within six months, he said.
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As a group, the relapse rate in adults is greater than in children.
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For a thorough discussion of relapse prevention, see chapter 11.
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He could always have a relapse later if necessary.
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Neither recovery nor relapse is a straight line.
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Patients taking sulphasalazine at the time of onset of relapse continued on this drug.
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What are the signs of relapse ?
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When the relapse came, she let it go too long.