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recrudescence — [ r(ə)krydesɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1810; du lat. recrudescere « devenir plus violent, plus saignant (blessure) », de crudus « saignant » 1 ♦ Aggravation d une maladie, après une rémission temporaire. Recrudescence de fièvre. Recrudescence d une épidémie,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Recrudescence — Re cru*des cence (r? kr?*d?s sens), Recrudescency Re cru*des cen*cy ( d?s sen*s?), n. [Cf. F. recrudescence.] [1913 Webster] 1. The state or condition of being recrudescent. [1913 Webster] A recrudescence of barbarism may condemn it [land] to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recrudescence — means in medical use ‘the breaking out again of a disease’, and in generalized use should be restricted to contexts in which something harmful or unwelcome recurs: • Cohen s piece represents a recrudescence of the worst forms of cold war… … Modern English usage
Recrudescence — is the reappearance of a disease after it has been quiescent. For example, a clinical attack after parasites in the blood have dropped markedly and the disease has subsided. The parasites, e.g. Plasmodium, which are responsible for the disease… … Wikipedia
recrudescence — I noun backsliding, eruption, fresh outbreak, lapse, new outbreak, reactivation, reanimation, reappearance, recidivation, recrudescency, recurrence, regression, reinfection, relapse, renewal, resumption, resurgence, return, reversal, reverse,… … Law dictionary
recrudescence — (n.) 1721, from L. recrudescere re open (of wounds), lit. become raw again, from re again (see RE (Cf. re )) + crudescere, from crudus raw (see CRUDE (Cf. crude)) + inchoative suffix escere … Etymology dictionary
recrudescence — return, reversion, recurrence (see under RETURN vb) Analogous words: renewal, restoration, refreshment, renovation (see corresponding verbs at RENEW) Contrasted words: suppression, repression (see corresponding verbs at SUPPRESS) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Recrudescence — Reappearance of a disease after it has been quiescent. A new outbreak or the return of a disease. As, for example, the recrudescence of a pansinusitis (sinusitis, an infection involving all of the sinuses). The original meaning of recrudence was… … Medical dictionary
recrudescence — noun Date: circa 1721 a new outbreak after a period of abatement or inactivity ; renewal < a recrudescence of the symptoms > < a recrudescence of guerrilla warfare > … New Collegiate Dictionary
recrudescence — (re kru dè ssan s ) s. f. Terme de médecine. Retour des symptômes d une maladie, avec une nouvelle intensité, après une rémission momentanée. Par extension, recrudescence du froid. Fig. La recrudescence des troubles civils. ÉTYMOLOGIE… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
