relapse /ri-lapsˈ/

1. To slide, sink or fall back, esp into evil or illness
2. To return to a former state or practice
3. To backslide
4. To fall away

1. A falling back into a former bad state
2. The return of a disease after partial recovery (medicine)

relapsedˈ adjective

Having relapsed

relapˈser noun

relapˈsing adjective

relapsing fever noun

An infectious disease characterized by recurrent attacks of fever with enlargement of the spleen, caused by a spirochaete transmitted by ticks and lice

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