unremittent

adj

Etymology

From un- + remittent.

Definitions

  1. Unremitting.

    • Because unremittent tension is maintained in the contractile apparatus for as long as cytochalasin is present, it may properly be designated as a contracture.
    • If a jaundice comes on without pain, is unremittent, unassociated with infective symptoms, but accompanied by a dilated gall-bladder and an enlarged liver, then the jaundice is usually caused by carcinoma of the head of the pancreas.
    • This increasing recognition of mental health services should not be considered the measured tread of unremittent change.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA