rezidivierende

Rezidivierende is a German attributive adjective meaning recurring or relapsing. It is used to describe phenomena that reappear after a period of improvement or remission. The term derives from the noun Rezidiv, which denotes relapse or recurrence, and from the verb rezidivieren (to recur). In medical and scientific language, the form rezidivierend or rezidivierend is common, while the attributive ending changes to fit the noun it modifies.

In practice, rezidivierende describes symptoms, conditions, or events that occur repeatedly. Examples include rezidivierende Infektionen (recurring infections), rezidivierende Anfälle or Rezidivanfälle (recurrent seizures), and rezidivierende Beschwerden (recurrent complaints). It is often contrasted with terms like chronisch (chronic) to distinguish episodic recurrence from continuous presence.

Grammatically, rezidivierende is the feminine singular or plural form used before a noun, as in die rezidivierende Erkrankung or rezidivierende Beschwerden, and also appears before plural nouns (rezidivierende Infektionen). The sentence-level forms rezidivierend or rezidivierend may be used as predicative adjectives or adverbs, depending on the construction. Related concepts include das Rezidiv (a relapse) and der Begriff Rezidivität, which denote recurrence tendency. Overall, rezidivierende provides a concise way to label repeated clinical events without implying permanence.