recrudescence (redirected from recrudescences)

re·cru·desce  (rkr-ds)

intr.v. re·cru·desced, re·cru·desc·ing, re·cru·desc·es

To break out anew or come into renewed activity, as after a period of quiescence.

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[Latin recrdscere, to grow raw again : re-, re- + crdscere, to get worse (from crdus, raw; see kreu- in Indo-European roots).]

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recru·descence n.

recru·descent adj.

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recrudescence

the process of renewal or rebirth. — recrudescent, adj.

See also: Processes

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the process of renewal or rebirth. — recrudescent, adj.

See also: Birth

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the return of an illness after a period of remission. — recrudescent, adj.

See also: Disease and Illness

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

recrudescence - a return of something after a period of abatement; "a recrudescence of racism"; "a recrudescence of the symptoms" outbreak, irruption, eruption - a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"

Translations

recrudescence [ˌriːkruːˈdesns] N (liter) → recrudescencia f, recrudecimiento m