What's the difference between recur and resort?

Recur


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To come back; to return again or repeatedly; to come again to mind.
  • (v. i.) To occur at a stated interval, or according to some regular rule; as, the fever will recur to-night.
  • (v. i.) To resort; to have recourse; to go for help.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A number of recurring chromosomal abnormalities have been identified in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
  • (2) Although patients treated with postoperative radiation therapy showed significantly extended survival rates as compared to those receiving surgical resection alone, the glioblastoma recurred within a 2cm margin of the primary site in more than 90% of the patients and conventional external radiation therapy with a doses of 50-60 Gy did not result in local cure.
  • (3) Percutaneous tenotomy performed only in patients recurring after temporary cure, drops the rate of recurrences to 13%.
  • (4) Ventricular tachycardia did not recur and remained noninducible in two of six patients who tolerated oral nadolol alone.
  • (5) Following the surgery, one patient continued to exhibit PLEDs but clinical seizures were absent PLEDs recurred in the second patient due to inadequate anticonvulsant medication.
  • (6) It was concluded that enhanced pressure responsiveness to recurring stress might induce or at least sustain LVH in hypertensives, due to enhanced alpha-adrenoceptor responsiveness.
  • (7) We are reporting the case of a 23-yr-old patient who had recurring episodes of acute pancreatitis characterized by the typical abdominal pain, elevated serum levels of pancreatic enzymes, and enlargement of the pancreas and edema on sonogram.
  • (8) When the condylomata recur, or when the patient has AIDS, the lesions should be examined histologically for evidence of premalignant or malignant degeneration.
  • (9) In the first case, the patient initially underwent surgical resection of the mass and received systemic chemotherapy, but the cyst recurred 2 months later.
  • (10) Spitz's nevi recur uncommonly following initial removal.
  • (11) In general, group II lesions affected children at an earlier age, were larger at the time of diagnosis, and recurred more frequently.
  • (12) These spontaneous alpha, response beta, modulatory gamma, and frequency-divided delta rhythms reveal a collateral neuroendocrine hierarchy, characterized by the pineal feedsideward phenomenon, as a feature of interactions recurring with circadian and infradian frequencies.
  • (13) Conversely, when obesity was permitted to recur by giving the mice free access to food, PRL levels reverted back to the original obese pattern.
  • (14) Haplotype analysis revealed that the Val----Met mutation has recurred frequently in the population to generate the FAP families of independent origins.
  • (15) Symptomatic hypercalcemia recurred during lactation after each of two pregnancies, associated with increased bone turnover (rise in ALP, osteocalcin, and urine hydroxyproline excretion) which appeared to be independent of changes in major calcium-regulating hormones.
  • (16) However, atrial flutter often recurs despite the use of these conventional antiarrhythmic regimens.
  • (17) After four hours, symptoms recurred much more often in the placebo group.
  • (18) Intricate is the key word, as screwball dialogue plays off layered wordplay, recurring jokes and referential callbacks to build to the sort of laughs that hit you twice: an initial belly laugh followed, a few minutes later, by the crafty laugh of recognition.
  • (19) In older patients, these rather poorly differentiated tumors recur locally after excision in 50%-80% of cases depending on the organ site involved.
  • (20) If the pain recurred a second time, RF lesions were made if the pain was in the second or third division.

Resort


Definition:

  • (n.) Active power or movement; spring.
  • (v. i.) To go; to repair; to betake one's self.
  • (v. i.) To fall back; to revert.
  • (v. i.) To have recourse; to apply; to one's self for help, relief, or advantage.
  • (v.) The act of going to, or making application; a betaking one's self; the act of visiting or seeking; recourse; as, a place of popular resort; -- often figuratively; as, to have resort to force.
  • (v.) A place to which one betakes himself habitually; a place of frequent assembly; a haunt.
  • (v.) That to which one resorts or looks for help; resource; refuge.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The PUP founder made the comments at a voters’ forum and press conference during an open day held at his Palmer Coolum Resort, where he invited the electorate to see his giant robotic dinosaur park, memorabilia including his car collection and a concert by Dean Vegas, an Elvis impersonator.
  • (2) Obamacare price hikes show that now is the time to be bold | Celine Gounder Read more No longer able to keep patients off their plans outright, insurers have resorted to other ways to discriminate and avoid paying for necessary treatments.
  • (3) I told a police officer and a support worker that as a last resort I was thinking of getting on contact with Ash again.
  • (4) Indicators of the blood kinin system were studied in 57 persons including 42 patients with asthma and 15 healthy persons (control group) in the Kislovodsk health resort area.
  • (5) Still, there are some aspects of Palin’s channel to recommend it to the devoted movement conservative that isn’t necessarily already a fan of hers – especially its obviating the need to resort to Palinology.
  • (6) The differentiation between the various modes of involvement is essential as some of them may be confused with recurrence and the clinician might resort to unnecessary drastic measures like enucleation.
  • (7) Bilateral nephrectomy is reserved as a last resort.
  • (8) The low incidence of these complications (7.8%) is largely due to the systematic resort to the Leadbetter-Politano ureterovesical anastomosis, except in one case (uretero-ureterostomy due to the shortness of the graft).
  • (9) Lawyers have also resorted to various pieces of criminal legislation.
  • (10) Where to stay: Beachside bungalows at Coco Grove Beach Resort cost £19 per person.
  • (11) He told LBC radio that “resorting to that sort of language is possibly not in the national interest.
  • (12) It’s especially not appropriate for a citizen seeking election to this house or selection to the ministry canvassing for money and support to seek to damage individuals’ reputation by commencing court actions for what could only be an improper purpose.” Palmer said the former treasurer, Joe Hockey, had been staying at the resort at the time and “walked past the table” where they were sitting and “merely sat down to have a coffee”.
  • (13) The exploration resorted to fiberendoscopy of esophageal follow-through, pharyngoesophageal manometry, radiocinema, and MRI for some of the latter patients.
  • (14) Feckless Tom Bertram is a haunter of seaside resorts.
  • (15) At home, he’s besieged by leadership speculation of sufficient intensity to see his conservative allies resort to public verbal knife-fights.
  • (16) The deal gave Penn a Las Vegas casino for a fraction of what it cost to build the 390-room resort.
  • (17) The leaders of the world's eight wealthiest countries, including Russian president Vladimir Putin and German chancellor Angela Merkel, are due to meet at the luxury Lough Erne resort in Co Fermanagh for the conference on 17-18 June.
  • (18) The crackdown has alarmed activists and outspoken intellectuals, with some resorting to exile.
  • (19) He is totally comfortable around Wall Street and bankers.” Trump’s effort to characterize himself as without obligation to the financial sector despite his long record of loans and debt restructuring during episodic turbulence in his business career, including the bankruptcy of Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts in 2004, is likely to raise eyebrows.
  • (20) Alan Pardew's side have forgotten how to win at home and, resorting to too many aimless long, high balls, could find no way beyond the excellent James Collins and his fellow West Ham United defenders.