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recrudescence |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Recrudescence \Re`cru*des"cence\ (r?`kr?*d?s"sens), Recrudescency \Re`cru*des`cen*cy\ (-d?s"sen*s?), n. [Cf. F. recrudescence.] 1. The state or condition of being recrudescent. A recrudescence of barbarism may condemn it [land] to chronic poverty and waste. --Duke of Argyll. 2. (Med.) Increased severity of a disease after temporary remission. --Dunglison. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: recrudescence n : a return of something after a period of abatement; "a recrudescence of racism"
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