remittent
Americanadjective
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abating for a time or at intervals.
remittent symptoms.
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of, relating to, or characterized by a remittent fever.
noun
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of remittent
1685–95; < Latin remittent- (stem of remittēns ), present participle of remittere to send back. See remit, -ent
Example Sentences
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The symptoms are: remittent fever, emaciation, roughening of, the hair and especially enlargement of the spleen and liver.
From Time Magazine Archive
I was down with an attack of the billious remittent fever.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is an exception to this statement in those cases in which remittent fever attacks a person already jaundiced.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
In the early stages of remittent fever the tongue may be moist and large, and covered with a white or lead-colored or yellowish coat.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Other causes which determine remittent rather than intermittent attacks are personal to patients.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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