INTERMITTENCE, INTERMITTENCY
\ˌɪntəmˈɪtəns], \ˌɪntəmˈɪtəns], \ˌɪ_n_t_ə_m_ˈɪ_t_ə_n_s]\
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1. A condition marked by intermissions or interruptions in the course of a disease or other process or state or in any continued action; noting especially a loss of one or more pulse beats. 2. The complete cessation of symptoms between two periods of activity of a disease.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop