Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Retreat.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun rare The act of retreating; specifically, the Hegira.

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  • noun A treatment performed a second or subsequent time.

Etymologies

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re- +‎ treatment

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Examples

  • Additional Phase 3 studies completed include a six-month open-label retreatment trial in 62 subjects demonstrating the safety of Probuphine for up to one year and a nine-subject pharmacokinetic study comparing relative bioavailability of Probuphine and sublingual tablets.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

  • The FDA was said to have expressed a need for retreatment information.

    AXTI, SLXP, WMAR, TKC - Thursday's Big Losers 2011

  • Rechallenge with succimer may be considered if blood lead levels are high enough to warrant retreatment.

    Succimer 2010

  • It is recommended that two weeks elapse between courses of chelation therapy unless blood concentrations indicate that a more rapid retreatment is necessary.

    Succimer 2010

  • Known for her confrontational style, Lauvergeon has turned Areva into the world's largest nuclear group, chiefly through acquisitions, with interests in uranium mines and the retreatment of spent nuclear fuel.

    Girls Rule Michael K. Ozanian 2010

  • Researchers believe the treatment effect begins to wan e after about four months; retreatment is possible.

    Novel Effort To Fight Cancer With Cancer Cells Ron Winslow 2011

  • The FDA was said to have expressed a need for retreatment information.

    AXTI, SLXP, WMAR, TKC - Thursday's Big Losers 2011

  • Known for her confrontational style, Lauvergeon has turned Areva into the world's largest nuclear group, chiefly through acquisitions, with interests in uranium mines and the retreatment of spent nuclear fuel.

    Girls Rule Michael K. Ozanian 2010

  • For a high-budget spa retreatment, there's Enchantment Resort.

    Karen Talavera: Why You Deserve A Break Today 2009

  • "Perhaps prescribing physicians will be more comfortable with the large safety database of Rituxan," Farmer noted, "however, issues with retreatment beyond two doses remain unknown."

    Pending Rituxan Arthritis Approval Means Little To Earnings 2006

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  • Noun. The act of escape as a means of healing.

    May 24, 2007