Letter R

Regress

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To return or go back, particularly to return to a pattern of behavior or level of skill characteristic of a younger age.

For example, if a three-year-old child begins to regress by losing the ability to control his bowels or speak, that is a cause for medical concern.

In reference to a disease, to 'regress,' means tending to worsen

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