quiescence
noun/kwiˈesns/
/kwiˈesns/
[uncountable]- (formal) the state of being quiet or not active
- the quiescence of trade union action during the 1930s
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- (medical) a period during which a disease, etc. does not develop, especially when this is a temporary state synonym dormancy
- periods of disease quiescence
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