re·cur·rence

[ri-kur-uhns, -kuhr-]
noun
1.
an act or instance of recurring.
2.
return to a previous condition, habit, subject, etc.
3.
recourse.
Origin:
1640–50; recur + -ence

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recurrent (rɪˈkʌrənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
1.  happening or tending to happen again or repeatedly
2.  anatomy (of certain nerves, branches of vessels, etc) turning back, so as to run in the opposite direction
 
re'currently
 
—adv
 
re'currence
 
—n

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recurrence re·cur·rence (rĭ-kûr'əns, -kŭr'-)
n.

  1. A return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease, as in relapsing fever.

  2. See relapse.

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Example sentences
All these efforts will help to prevent the recurrence of violence.
There are also malignant complications, which in his case could be a recurrence
  of his tumor that he was treated for.
The discoverer of buckyballs has recently suffered a recurrence of lymphatic
  cancer.
Scientists think weakened immunity in the aftermath of cancer surgery might
  promote recurrence later.
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