recrudescent

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   the revival of an unfortunate situation after a period of abatement

   The patient presented with a case of recrudescent gastralgia.

2. 2
   adj

   Breaking out again or reemerging after temporary abatement or suppression.

   This seems to be a recrudescent strain of the plague rather than a wholly new disease.

From Latin recrūdēscō (“to become raw again”); from re- + crūdēscō (“to become harsh or raw”).

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