recrudescent
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛkɹu(ː)ˈdɛsənt/ / /ˌɹikɹu(ː)ˈdɛsənt/
adj
Etymology: From Latin recrūdēscō (“to become raw again”); from re- + crūdēscō (“to become harsh or raw”).
- Breaking out again or reemerging after temporary abatement or suppression.
“This seems to be a recrudescent strain of the plague rather than a wholly new disease.”
- Growing raw, sore, or painful again.