| recurrence | <oncology> The point when cancer cells from the primary tumour are detected following the primary treatment for the cancer. (16 Dec 1997) |
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| recurrence rate | In genetic counseling, the risk that a future offspring will be affected given some specific set of relatives of whom at least one is already affected. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recurrence risk | In medical genetics, the recurrence risk is the chance that a genetic (inherited) disease present in the family will recur in that family and affect another person (or persons). It is the chance of lightning striking twice (or thrice, etc.). (12 Dec 1998) |
| risk of recurrence | In medical genetics, the chance that a genetic (inherited) disease present in a family will recur in that family. The concept in general medicine means the chance that an illness we come back again. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| neoplasm recurrence, local | The local recurrence of a neoplasm following treatment. It arises from microscopic cells of the original neoplasm that have escaped therapeutic intervention and later become clinically visible at the original site. (12 Dec 1998) |