spontaneous regression

collocation in English

meaningsofspontaneousandregression

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spontaneous
adjective
uk
/spɒnˈteɪ.ni.əs/us
/spɑːnˈteɪ.ni.əs/
happening or done in a natural, often sudden way, without any planning or without ...
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regression
noun[C or U]
uk
/rɪˈɡreʃ.ən/us
/rɪˈɡreʃ.ən/
formal
a return to a previous and less advanced or worse state, condition, or way ...
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The possibility ofspontaneousregressionin secondary forms is confirmed.
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Previous studies7"11 have suggested a tendency for natural progression of supravalvar aortic stenosis andspontaneousregressionof peripheral pulmonary arterial stenosis.
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The patient had a small left ocular tumour that underwentspontaneousregressionin infancy.
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No treatment was given to asymptomatic patients who had no left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and had shownspontaneousregressionof ventricular hypertrophy.
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Spontaneousregressionis to be anticipated when isolated peripheral pulmonary arterial stenosis is observed.
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In medical circles sometimes apoptosis (programmed cell death) or angiogenesis (growth of new blood vessels) is discussed as cause ofspontaneousregression.
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It was developed after observing that in some cases there wasspontaneousregression.
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Histiocytomas usually occur as solitary lesions which undergospontaneousregression.
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Neuroblastoma is one of the few human malignancies known to demonstratespontaneousregressionfrom an undifferentiated state to a completely benign cellular appearance.
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In mild cases, treatment consists of removal of the denture withspontaneousregressionof the disease.
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At least for small tumors the frequency ofspontaneousregressionmost likely was drastically underrated.
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The disease usually showsspontaneousregression.
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