recrudescence
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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 — n. f. T. de Médecine Retour et accroissement des symptômes d’une maladie après un mieux sensible. La recrudescence de la fièvre. Il se dit dans le même sens des épidémies. On constate depuis quelques jours une recrudescence de la grippe. Il… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
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
