recurrent

American  

[ri-kur-uhnt, -kuhr-] / rɪˈkɜr ənt, -ˈkʌr- /

adjective

1. that recurs; occurring or appearing again, especially repeatedly or periodically.

   Synonyms:

   intermittent, persistent, repeated

2. Anatomy. turned back so as to run in a reverse direction, as a nerve, artery, branch, etc.

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recurrent British  

/ rɪˈkʌrənt /

adjective

1. happening or tending to happen again or repeatedly

2. anatomy (of certain nerves, branches of vessels, etc) turning back, so as to run in the opposite direction

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Other Word Forms

• recurrence noun
• recurrently adverb
• unrecurrent adjective
• unrecurrently adverb

Etymology

Origin of recurrent

1590–1600; < Latin recurrent- (stem of recurrēns ), present participle of recurrere to run back, equivalent to recurr ( ere ) ( recur ) + -ent- -ent

Example Sentences

The toxic haze shrouding the Indian capital, Delhi, spares no-one, but its children are counting the biggest cost of the city's worsening and recurrent pollution problem.

From BBC

The drug prevents attacks of hereditary angioedema, which causes recurrent and severe swelling of body parts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bayer says that of the 12 million people who suffer a stroke each year, 20% to 30% will be a recurrent stroke, and that one in five stroke survivors have another one in five years.

From MarketWatch

But apart from recurrent episodes of sciatica and problems with his right knee that have forced the cancellation of events and even trips, the pope’s health has not given much cause for alarm.

From New York Times

"Such recurrent blooms may become the new normal."

From Salon

Related Words

• frequent
• intermittent
• periodic
• recurring
• repeated
• repetitive