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Definition of recrudescence in English:

recrudescence

Pronunciation /ˌrēkro͞oˈdes(ə)ns/ /ˌrikruˈdɛs(ə)ns/

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noun

formal

  • The recurrence of an undesirable condition.

    ‘recrudescence of the disease is a real possibility’
    • ‘a recrudescence of age-old tensions’

Origin

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