recrudescent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite the revival of an unfortunate situation after a period of abatement
    • the patient presented with a case of recrudescent gastralgia

WordNet

Re`cru*des"cent adjective
Etymology
L. recrudescens, -entis, p.pr. of recrudescere to become raw again; pref. re- re- + crudescere to become hard or raw: cf. F. recrudescent.
Definitions
  1. Growing raw, sore, or painful again.
  2. Breaking out again after temporary abatement or supression; as, a recrudescent epidemic.

Webster 1913