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re-current

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re⋅cur⋅rent

  [ri-kur-uhnt, -kuhr-]
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–adjective
1. that recurs; occurring or appearing again, esp. repeatedly or periodically.
2. Anatomy. turned back so as to run in a reverse direction, as a nerve, artery, branch, etc.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L recurrent- (s. of recurrēns), prp. of recurrere to run back, equiv. to recurr(ere) (see recur ) + -ent- -ent

Related forms:
re⋅cur⋅rent⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. repeated; persistent, intermittent.
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Main Entry: re·cur·rent
Pronunciation: -'k&r-&nt, -'k&-r&nt
Function: adjective
1 : running or turning back in adirection opposite to a former course —used of various nerves and branches of vessels in the arms and legs
2 : returning or happening time after time <recurrentcomplaints> —re·cur·rent·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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recurrent re·cur·rent (rĭ-kûr'ənt, -kŭr'-)
adj.

  1. Occurring or appearing again or repeatedly.

  2. Turning in a reverse direction. Used of blood vessels and nerves.

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