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recrudescence

[ ree-kroo-des-uhns ]
/ ˌri kruˈdɛs əns /
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noun
breaking out afresh or into renewed activity; revival or reappearance in active existence.
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Sometimes re·cru·des·cen·cy [ree-kroo-des-uhn-see] /ˌri kruˈdɛs ən si/ .

Origin of recrudescence

First recorded in 1715–25; from Latin recrūdēsc(ere) “to recrudesce ” + -ence

OTHER WORDS FROM recrudescence

re·cru·des·cent, adjective
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