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recurrent

[ri-kur-uh nt, -kuhr-]
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adjective
  1. that recurs; occurring or appearing again, especially repeatedly or periodically.
  2. Anatomy. turned back so as to run in a reverse direction, as a nerve, artery, branch, etc.
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Origin of recurrent

1590–1600; < Latin recurrent- (stem of recurrēns), present participle of recurrere to run back, equivalent to recurr(ere) (see recur) + -ent- -ent
Related formsre·cur·rent·ly, adverbun·re·cur·rent, adjectiveun·re·cur·rent·ly, adverb

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1. repeated; persistent, intermittent.
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recurrent

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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Derived Formsrecurrently, adverbrecurrence, noun
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recurrent

adj.

1610s, from Middle French recurrent (16c.) and directly from Latin recurrentem (nominative recurrens), present participle of recurrere "run back, hasten back, return" (see recur). From 1590s as a noun ("recurrent muscle").

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recurrently in Medicine

recurrent

(rĭ-kûr′ənt)
adj.
  1. Occurring or appearing again or repeatedly.
  2. Turning in a reverse direction. Used of blood vessels and nerves.
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