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Recurrence - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Recurrence : (noun)
1: happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the
return of spring" [syn: return]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Recurrence : \Re*cur"rence\ (r?*k?r"rens), Recurrency
\Re*cur"ren*cy\ (-ren*s?), n. [Cf. F. r['e]currence.]
The act of recurring, or state of being recurrent; return;
resort; recourse.
I shall insensibly go on from a rare to a frequent
recurrence to the dangerous preparations. --I. Taylor.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Recurrence : Recurrence: The return of a sign, symptom or disease after a remission. The reappearance of cancer cells at the same site or in another location is, unfortunately, a familiar form of
recurrence.
A recurrence or relapse occur after some weeks or months of remission. A recrudescence flares up after only days or at most as few weeks of remission.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Recurrence |
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nkotbjunkie: @SMlovesDW the doctor said I "grew out of it" but this fall I had a Recurrence. now take singulair and have a prn inhaler.... |
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kiskitty: soy is evil 4 breast cancer, my doc thinks so 2 @kkeithnr: Soy food link to decreased risk of breast cancer Recurrence http://bit.ly/5jNQFF |
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Gmere: RT @Nerdnurse: Study: Alcohol, obesity linked to breast cancer Recurrence http://sbne.ws/r/3rwN |
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