See Also: recurrent(dictionary)
recurrent(dictionary)
recurrent(medicine)
recurrent caries(medicine)
recurrent encephalopathy(medicine)
recurrent fever(medicine)
recurrent hypopyon(medicine)
recurrent nerve(medicine)
recurrent polyserositis(medicine)
recurrent stricture(medicine)

recurrent (iou)



recurrent adjective & noun. L16.
[Latin recurrent- pres. ppl stem of recurrere RECUR: see -ENT.]
A. adjective.
Anatomy. Of a nerve, blood-vessel, etc.: turned back so as to run in a direction opposite to its former one. L16.
Occurring frequently or periodically, recurring, esp. (Medicine) after apparent cure or remission. M17.
b. noun.
A recurrent nerve or blood-vessel; esp. either of the right and left recurrent laryngeal nerves. L16.
A verse that reads the same backwards as forwards. rare. E17-E18.
recurrently adverb M19.