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recrudesce

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re⋅cru⋅desce

  [ree-kroo-des]
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–verb (used without object), -desced, -desc⋅ing.
to break out afresh, as a sore, a disease, or anything else that has been quiescent.
Origin:
1880–85; < L recrūdēscere to become raw again, equiv. to re- re- + crūdēscere to grow harsh, worse (crūd(us) bloody (see crude ) + -ēscere inchoative suffix)

Synonyms:
erupt, revive.
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re·cru·desce   (rē'krōō-děs')   
intr.v.   re·cru·desced, re·cru·desc·ing, re·cru·desc·es
To break out anew or come into renewed activity, as after a period of quiescence.

[Latin recrūdēscere, to grow raw again : re-, re- + crūdēscere, to get worse (from crūdus, raw; see kreuə- in Indo-European roots).]
re'cru·des'cence n., re'cru·des'cent adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·cru·desce
Pronunciation: "rE-krü-'des
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -desced; -desc·ing
: to break out or become active again recrudesced after a period of quiescence>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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