Recrudescence
Pronunciation : Re`cru*des"cence (r`kr*ds"sens), Re`cru*des`cen*cy (-ds"sen*s)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. recrudescence.]
Definition : 1. The state or condition of being recrudescent. A recrudescence of barbarism may condemn it [land] to chronic poverty and waste. Duke of Argyll.
2. (Med.)
Defn: Increased severity of a disease after temporary remission. Dunglison.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913