recrudescent

9.9

Starting again after a quiet period, often for disease or violence

adjective
/ˌriːkruːˈdɛsənt/

Specialized

: recrudescente

The disease showed recrudescent symptoms, returning after months of dormancy.

Examples

Recrudescent malaria episodes were excluded from all analyses.

Blog text (3)
There were six probable recrudescent malaria episodes that occurred within 14 days of a previous infection, despite receiving treatment.

Blog text (3)
Comparison of MSP2 alleles allowed us to distinguish recrudescent infections from new infections, and thus determine the long-term risk of recrudescence in children given each regimen.

Academic text (2002)
After following a strict diet, she was dismayed to notice recrudescent cravings for sweets.
Despite the initial treatment, his condition became recrudescent and required further medical attention.

Synonyms

renascent

vsrecrudescent

9.3

Becoming active or strong again after a time of weakness

refers to unpleasant things returning after a quiet or inactive period

Antonyms

remission

Specialized

41 6.4

A time when disease symptoms become less or go away

How Recurrent

recurrent

12 4.7

relapsing

2 7.2

recrudescent

Specialized

9.9

eruptive

Specialized

7.0

intermittent

35 6.5

sporadic

35 7.0

Surface Forms

recrudescent positive

Morphology

recrudescent = recrudesce (opaque) = re + crude + escent

Although related to the rare verb 'recrudesce', this Latinate adjective formation is not easily predictable for most learners.

Etymology

Recrudescent comes from Latin parts re- meaning 'again' and crudescere from crudus meaning 'raw', like the English word crude. So a recrudescent problem is like something 'raw' or violent that returns after a quiet time and breaks out again.