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recurrent

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re·cur·rent  (r-kûrnt, -kr-)
adj.
1. Occurring or appearing again or repeatedly.
2. Anatomy Turning in a reverse direction. Used of blood vessels and nerves.

re·current·ly adv.

recurrent [rɪˈkʌrənt]
adj
1. happening or tending to happen again or repeatedly
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy (of certain nerves, branches of vessels, etc.) turning back, so as to run in the opposite direction
recurrently  adv
recurrence  n
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Adj.1.recurrent - recurring again and again; "perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements"
continual - occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters"

recurrent
adjective periodic, continued, regular, repeated, frequent, recurring, repetitive, cyclical, habitual buildings in which staff suffer recurrent illness
isolated, one-off
Translations
recurrent [rɪˈkʌrənt] ADJ [problem, feature] → repetido, constante (Anat, Med) → recurrente
it is a recurrent themees un tema constante or que se repite a menudo
recurrent [rɪˈkʌrənt] adj [illness, symptoms, injury, problem] → récurrent(e); [dream, nightmare] → récurrent(e); [work., thought] → qui revient; [pattern] → qui se répète
recurrent
adj
idea, theme, illness, symptom(s), dream, nightmare(ständig) wiederkehrend attr; error, problemhäufig (vorkommend); event(s)sich wiederholend attr; expensesregelmäßig wiederkehrend
(Anat) → sich zurückziehend
recurrent [rɪˈkʌrnt] adjricorrente


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With nose serrulated by continuous spasms, hair bristling in recurrent waves, tongue whipping out like a red snake and whipping back again, ears flattened down, eyes gleaming hatred, lips wrinkled back, and fangs exposed and dripping, he could compel a pause on the part of almost any assailant.
This was so perpetually recurrent that it seemed to be a part of a fixed policy.
Between the recurrent attacks of delirium, weak though he was, he managed to reach the brook once a day and fill a tiny can that had been among the few appointments of the lifeboat.
 
 
 
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