recurrent

Etymology

From Latin recurrens, present participle of recurrere. Morphologically recur + -ent.

adj

  1. Recurring; happening time after time.
    The patient complained of recurrent chest pain.
  2. (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) Non-transient.
  3. (anatomy) Running back toward its origin.
    a recurrent nerve or artery
  4. (entomology) Turned back toward the base.

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