recrudescent
[ ree-kroo-des-uhnt ]
/ ˌri kruˈdɛs ənt /
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adjective
breaking out afresh or into renewed activity; reviving or reappearing: Recrudescent tuberculosis in that part of the world is presenting challenges for some ill-equipped health systems.The region is haunted by the specter of ethnic chauvinism and a recrudescent nationalism.
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