recrudescent

POS

Adjective

HYPHEN

re=cru=des=cent

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective recrudescent has 1 sense

recrudescent(s = adj.all) Array - the revival of an unfortunate situation after a period of abatement; "the patient presented with a case of recrudescent gastralgia"

Derived form noun recrudescence₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

recrudescent, a. [L. recrudescens, -entis, p. pr. of recrudescere to become raw again; pref. re- re- + crudescere to become hard or raw: cf. F. recrudescent.].

Growing raw, sore, or painful again. [1913 Webster]
Breaking out again after temporary abatement or supression; as, a recrudescent epidemic. [1913 Webster]

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