recrudescent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Breaking out again or reemerging after temporary abatement or suppression.
  2. Growing raw, sore, or painful again.

Pronunciation

/ˌɹɛkɹu(ː)ˈdɛsənt/ /ˌɹikɹu(ː)ˈdɛsənt/

Word forms

recrudescent

Etymology

From Latin recrūdēscō (“to become raw again”); from re- + crūdēscō (“to become harsh or raw”).

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