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retrocedent

retrocedent adjective: tending to retrocede; moving backwards.

Adjective

retrocedent (comparative more retrocedent, superlative most retrocedent)

  1. Tending to retrocede; moving backwards.
  2. Of gout, an attack in which surface symptoms such as joint inflammation disappear suddenly, and are replaced by affections of the internal organs.

Forms of retrocedent

comparativemore retrocedent
superlativemost retrocedent

Questions about retrocedent

What does retrocedent mean?
Retrocedent means tending to retrocede; moving backwards.
What part of speech is retrocedent?
Retrocedent is an adjective.

Words near retrocedent in the dictionary

  1. retrocecally
  2. retrocede
  3. retroceded
  4. retrocedence
  5. retrocedences
  6. retrocedent
  7. retrocedes
  8. retroceding
  9. retrocerebellar
  10. retrocerebral
  11. retrocervical

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