recrūdēscentia

Meaning

1. New Latinthe reopening of a wound, dehiscence
   Quoniam putrefacta medulla in cavernis oſsium hærens non poteſt exprimi, ut feri poteſt ex parte molli, continua manet ſcaturigo, unde ulceris per- tinacia, & recrudeſcentia.Since the putrefacting marrow cannot be removed from the inside of the bones which it is clinging to, — as would be doable were it soft — a constant flowing is to be seen, hence the ulcer's persistence and reopening of the wound.1745, Iohannis de Gorter, Chirurgia Repurgata:
2. New Latinrecrudescence

Declension

Origins

From recrūdēscēns + -ia.

In English words that came into English from recrūdēscentia

• recrudescencerecrūdēscentia