Recrudescent

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Recrudescent \Re`cru*des"cent\ (-sent), a. [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.
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     2. Breaking out again after temporary abatement or
        supression; as, a recrudescent epidemic.
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