Recrudescent

[,ri:kru:'desnt]

Definition

(adj.) the revival of an unfortunate situation after a period of abatement; 'the patient presented with a case of recrudescent gastralgia' .

Typed by Justine--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Growing raw, sore, or painful again.

(a.) Breaking out again after temporary abatement or supression; as, a recrudescent epidemic.

Typed by Bernadine

Definition

adj. growing sore or painful again.—v.i. Recrudesce′ to become raw again: to be renewed.—ns. Recrudes′cence Recru′dency Recrudes′cency the state of becoming sore again: a state of relapse: (med.) increased activity after recovery: (bot.) the production of a fresh shoot from a ripened spike.

Edited by Beverly