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re⋅cur⋅rence

  [ri-kur-uhns, -kuhr-]
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–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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re·cur   (rĭ-kûr')   
intr.v.   re·curred, re·cur·ring, re·curs

  1. To happen, come up, or show up again or repeatedly.

  2. To return to one's attention or memory.

  3. To return in thought or discourse.

  4. To have recourse: recur to the use of force.


[Latin recurrere : re-, re- + currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]
re·cur'rence n.
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Main Entry: re·cur·rence
Pronunciation: ri-'k&r-&n(t)s, -'k&-r&n(t)s
Function: noun
1 : return of symptoms of a diseaseafter a remission
2 : reappearance of a tumor after previous removal
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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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