CESSATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A stopping

Example:

a cessation of the thunder

Synonyms:

cessation; surcease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("cessation" is a kind of...):

halt; stop (the event of something ending)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cessation"):

legal separation; separation ((law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order))

Derivation:

cease (put an end to a state or an activity)

A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something.

(Interruption, NCI Thesaurus)

Therapy to help control nicotine withdrawal symptoms during tobacco cessation

(Nicotine Replacement, NCI Thesaurus)

Condition marked by attacks of rapid action of the heart having sudden onset and cessation.

(Paroxysmal Tachycardia by ECG Finding, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Clinical features include a sudden cessation of ongoing activity usually without loss of postural tone.

(Petit Mal Epilepsy, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Administration of nicotine may prevent nicotine craving and may help with the withdrawal symptoms associated with smoking cessation.

(Nicotine lozenge, NCI Thesaurus)

Nicotine chewing gum reduces the withdrawal symptoms associated with smoking cessation.

(Nicotine gum, NCI Thesaurus)

Cessation of life occurring during the first 28 days of life.

(Neonatal Death, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by cessation of life occurring during the first 28 days of life.

(Neonatal Death, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A constellation of neurobehavioral features observed in a neonate following cessation or reduction of postnatal exposure to opioids.

(Neonatal Opiate Withdrawal Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

The cessation of breathing in premature infants that lasts for more than 15-20 seconds.

(Apnea of Prematurity, NCI Thesaurus)