Usually means: Sudden worsening of chronic condition.
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General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. flare-ups: Merriam-Webster
  2. flare-ups, flare-ups: Collins English Dictionary
  3. flare-ups: Wordnik
  4. flare-ups: Wiktionary
  5. flare-ups: Dictionary.com
  6. flare-ups: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. flare-ups: Legal dictionary

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. flare-ups: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. flare-ups: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (flare-up)

noun:  A sudden outbreak, outburst or eruption (originally of flame, but now used more generally of any violent activity or emotion).
noun:  A sudden intensification in activity.
noun:  An inflammation such as of tendons (tendonitis) or joints (osteoarthritis).
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