'Recrudescent' definitions:
Definition of 'recrudescent'
From: WordNet
adjective
The revival of an unfortunate situation after a period of abatement; "the patient presented with a case of recrudescent gastralgia"
Definition of 'Recrudescent'
From: GCIDE
- Recrudescent \Re`cru*des"cent\ (-sent), a. [L. recrudescens, -entis, p. pr. of recrudescere to become raw again; pref. re- re- + crudescere to become hard or raw: cf. F. recrudescent.]
- 1. Growing raw, sore, or painful again. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Breaking out again after temporary abatement or supression; as, a recrudescent epidemic. [1913 Webster]