tertian
[ tur-shuh n ]
/ ˈtɜr ʃən /
adjective
Pathology. (of a malarial fever, etc.) characterized by paroxysms that recur every other day.
noun
Pathology. a tertian fever.
a Jesuit during the period of tertianship.
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British Dictionary definitions for tertian
tertian
/ (ˈtɜːʃən) /
adjective
(of a fever or the symptoms of a disease, esp malaria) occurring every other day
noun
a tertian fever or symptoms
Word Origin for tertian
C14: from Latin febris tertiāna fever occurring every third day, reckoned inclusively, from tertius third
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Medical definitions for tertian
tertian
[ tûr′shən ]
adj.
Recurring every other day or, when considered inclusively, every third day. Used of a fever.
n.
A tertian fever.
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