recurrent

//rɪˈkʌrənt//
B2Frequency Level 11Formal
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Adjective

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1

Occurring often or repeatedly; happening again and again.

She suffers from recurrent headaches.

2

(Anatomy) Turning back so as to run in the opposite direction, especially of nerves or blood vessels.

The recurrent laryngeal nerve loops around the aorta before ascending to the larynx.