Relapse
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{{Wiktionary|relapse}}
A '''relapse''' (etymologically, "who falls again") occurs when a person is affected again by a condition that affected them in the past. This could be a medical or psychological condition such as [[Clinical depression|depression]], [[bipolar disorder]], [[multiple sclerosis]], [[cancer]] or an [[addiction]] to a [[drug abuse|drug]].
For example, if someone who had problems with alcohol were to give up alcohol and then later start drinking again, this drinking might be considered a ''relapse''. It is different from a [[slip addiction|slip]] or lapse in that it implies a return to previous behaviour patterns, as opposed to a one-time occurrence.
It may also, in medicine, mean the end of a [[remission (medicine)|remission]].
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