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1. In anatomy, turning back on itself. 2. Denoting symptoms or lesions reappearing after an intermission or remission.
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re·cur·rent -'kər-ənt, -'kə-rənt adj
1) running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course used of various nerves and branches of vessels in the arms and legs
2) returning or happening time after time <\recurrent pain>
re·cur·rent·ly adv
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adj.
(in anatomy) describing a structure, such as a nerve or blood vessel, that turns back on its course, forming a loop.
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re·cur·rent (re-kurґənt) [L. recurrens returning] 1. running back, or toward the source. 2. returning after remissions.Medical dictionary. 2011.