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recurrent

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

re·cur·rent

adj \-ˈkər-ənt, -ˈkə-rənt\

Definition of RECURRENT

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 complaints>
re·cur·rent·ly adverb

Examples of RECURRENT

  1. The loss of innocence is a recurrent theme in his stories.
  2. <had recurrent problems with the computer for months and finally junked it>

Origin of RECURRENT

Latin recurrent-, recurrens, present participle of recurrere
First Known Use: 1611

Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

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