recurrence
Return or reversion to a certain stateReturn or reversion to a certain state.
» There's a slight possibility of a recurrence.
Es besteht eine geringe Chance auf Wiederkehr.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)Return or reversion to a certain state.
Rückfall, Wiederholung
возвраще́ниеvozvraščénije, повторе́ниеpovtorénije
(countable, uncountable)The instance of recurring; frequent occurrence.
Rekurrenz, Rückfall
рециди́вrecidív
(countable, uncountable)A return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease.
Near-synonym: relapse
Rekurrenz, Rückfall
(countable, uncountable)Recourse.
- happening again (especially at regular intervals)
Examples
4 sentencesThere's a slight possibility of a recurrence.
deEs besteht eine geringe Chance auf Wiederkehr.
The chances of recurrence vary from patient to patient.
Is a recurrence likely?
These patients were not responsive to other therapies and had experienced several recurrences of their disease.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From recurrent + -ence, cognate with Latin recurrentia, from recurrēns (“returning back, rFrom recurrent + -ence, cognate with Latin recurrentia, from recurrēns (“returning back, recurring”), form of recurrō (“to return, to recur”) (English recur).
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Forms
plural: recurrences| Singular | recurrence |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- happening again (especially at regular intervals):return
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable