Definition of recrudescent Recrudescent
re•cru•des•cent
We found 6 definitions of recrudescent from 4 different sources.
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What does recrudescent mean?
WordNet
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| recrudescent - the revival of an unfortunate situation after a period of abatement; "the patient presented with a case of recrudescent gastralgia" | ||
| revived restored to consciousness or life or vigor; "felt revived hope" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- recrudescent (Adjective)
Breaking out again or reemerging after temporary abatement or suppression. - recrudescent (Adjective)
Growing raw, sore, or painful again.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- recrudescent (a.)
Growing raw, sore, or painful again. - recrudescent (a.)
Breaking out again after temporary abatement or supression; as, a recrudescent epidemic.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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recrudescent
rē-krōō-des′ent, 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. [L. recrudescens, -entis, pr.p. of recrudescĕre, to become raw again—re-, again, crudescĕre, to become raw—crudis, crude.]
