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Meaning of recrudescentia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
[rɛ.kruː.deːsˈkɛn.ti.a]

Definitions

  1. the reopening of a wound, dehiscence
    New-Latin, declension-1
  2. recrudescence
    New-Latin, declension-1

Examples

“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.

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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