recrudescent
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˌɹɛkɹu(ː)ˈdɛsənt/
Adjective

recrudescent (not comparable)

  1. Breaking out again or reemerging after temporary abatement or suppression.
    This seems to be a recrudescent strain of the plague rather than a wholly new disease.
  2. (archaic) Growing raw, sore, or painful again.
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