recrudesce

verb

re·​cru·​desce ˌrē-krü-ˈdes 

recrudesced; recrudescing

intransitive verb

: to break out or become active again

Word History

Etymology

Latin recrudescere to become raw again, from re- + crudescere to become raw, from crudus raw — more at raw

First Known Use

1713, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

recrudesce

intransitive verb

re·​cru·​desce ˌrē-krü-ˈdes 

recrudesced; recrudescing

: to break out or become active again

the epidemic recrudesced after a period of quiescence