Collocations for "relapse"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "relapse" in context.
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relapse
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a relapse of the [cancer, disease, illness, symptoms]
- [cancer] relapse
- had a relapse
- was not surprised by her relapse
- relapse in [children, childhood, adults, adulthood, patients]
- a relapse into [pain, depression, schizophrenia]
- [medication, drugs, measures, exercise, diets] to prevent a relapse
- a lack of [exercise, vitamins, proteins] caused the relapse
- the relapse was [caused, brought on] by
- the [odds, likelihood, probability] of a relapse
- the [cause, motive, origin] of the relapse
- the nation's relapse into [war, battle, conflict]
- the family's relapse into [woes, hardships, difficulties]
- a relapse into [bad, violent, old, barbaric] ways
- [she, my father] could relapse
- [she] might relapse
- relapse into [a coma, silence, chaos]
- the relapse [rate, time, period]
- relapse prevention [treatment, therapy, methods]
'relapse' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):