Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

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