Category:Recrudescent

Re`cru*des"cent (-sent), a. Etym: [l. recrudescens, -entis, p.pr. of Recrudescere to become raw again; pref. re- re- + crudescere to Become hard or raw: cf. F. recrudescent.]

1. Growing raw, sore, or painful again.

2. Breaking out again after temporary abatement or supression; as, a Recrudescent epidemic.