RECURRENCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does recurrence mean? 

• RECURRENCE (noun)
  The noun RECURRENCE has 1 sense:

1. happening again (especially at regular intervals)

  Familiarity information: RECURRENCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RECURRENCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Happening again (especially at regular intervals)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

recurrence; return

Context example:

the return of spring

Hypernyms ("recurrence" is a kind of...):

repeat; repetition (an event that repeats)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "recurrence"):

atavism; reversion; throwback (a reappearance of an earlier characteristic)

flashback (an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier))

Derivation:

recur (happen or occur again)

recurrent (recurring again and again)

 Context examples 

Cases with malignant transformation may follow an aggressive clinical course, including recurrences and local and distant metastases.

(Breast Adenomyoepithelioma, NCI Thesaurus)

Few recurrences have been reported for intraosseous neoplasms whereas no recurrences have been reported for extraosseous neoplasms.

(Calcifying Cystic Odontogenic Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Invasive tumors are usually aggressive and are associated with recurrences and metastases.

(Carcinoma ex Pleomorphic Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The use of drugs, vitamins, or other agents to try to reduce the risk of, or delay the development or recurrence of, cancer.

(Chemoprevention, NCI Dictionary)

BITC have unique antigenicity and have the ability to self-renew; vaccination against BITC antigens may kill these cells and may prevent tumor recurrences.

(Brain Tumor Initiating Cell Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

Biochemical recurrence may occur in patients who do not have symptoms.

(Biochemical recurrence, NCI Dictionary)

Local excision is curative and recurrences are very rare.

(Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

A coded value specifying the time recurrence by which an adverse event occurs.

(Adverse Event Occurrence Pattern Code, NCI Thesaurus)

Recurrences may develop following surgical resection.

(Benign Phyllodes Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Reported cases have not been associated with recurrences or metastases. — 2005

(Micronodular Thymoma, NCI Thesaurus)