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RECURRENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Happening again (especially at regular intervals)
Example:
the return of spring
Synonyms:
Classified under:
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:
The recurrences may appear several years after the initial diagnosis.
(Multicystic Mesothelioma, NCI Thesaurus)
The presence of a high grade sarcomatous component is associated with recurrences and metastases.
(Ovarian Adenosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
It usually has an aggressive clinical course characterized by high recurrence rates and distant metastases.
(Paranasal Sinus Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Recurrences occur in approximately half of the cases.
(Pleomorphic Hyalinizing Angiectatic Tumor of Soft Parts, NCI Thesaurus)
Prognosis is excellent and recurrences are rare.
(Osteoid Osteoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Recurrences have been reported in a minority of patients.
(Ossifying Fibromyxoid Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A coded value specifying the time recurrence by which an event or activity occurs.
(Occurrence Pattern Code, NCI Thesaurus)
In addition to predicting distant disease recurrence, Oncotype DX also assesses the benefit from certain types of chemotherapy.
(Oncotype DX breast cancer assay, NCI Thesaurus)
Recurrences are rare after removal of the tumor.
(Oral Cavity Benign Granular Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
The approach may offer an improved way to detect early recurrence of breast cancer in women and men.
(Tell-tale biomarker detects early breast cancer, NIH)
