Recurrence

recurrence /re·cur·rence/ (-ker´ens) the return of symptoms after a remission.recur´rent

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re·cur·rence (r-kûrns)

n.

1. A return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease, as in relapsing fever.

2. See relapse.

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Recurrence

The return of an active herpes infection following a period of latency.

Mentioned in: Cold Sore, Genital Herpes

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recurrence,

n the reappearance of a sign or symptom of a disease after a period of remission.

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recurrence

the return of clinical signs soon after a remission.

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recurrence risk

in genetics the probability of a particular defect occurring again if the type of mating which produced it is repeated.