Recrudescent

rē-krōō-des′ent, adj. growing sore or painful again.— v.i. Recrudesce′ , to become raw again: to be renewed.— ns. Recrudes′cence , Recru′dency , Recrudes′cency , the state of becoming sore again: a state of relapse: ( med. ) increased activity after recovery: ( bot. ) the production of a fresh shoot from a ripened spike. [L. rec rudes cens , -ent is , pr.p. of recrudescĕre , to become raw again— re- , again, crudescĕre , to become raw— crud is , crude.]