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   recrudescence

   /ˌrɛkruːˈdɛsns/

   noun

   • 1. the recurrence of an undesirable condition: formal "recrudescence of the disease is a real possibility"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin recrudescentia, from recrudescent- ‘becoming raw again’, from the verb recrudere, from re- ‘again’ + crudus ‘raw’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. recrudescent adjective

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