semitertianadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌsɛmɪˈtəːʃn/, U.S.

/ˌsɛmiˈtərʃən/,

/ˌsɛˌmaɪˈtərʃən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin semitertianus; Latin semitertiana.

Etymology: As adjective < post-classical Latin semitertianus, adjective (see below). As noun < post-classical Latin semitertiana (1519 or earlier), use as noun (short for febris semitertiana semitertian fever) of feminine of semitertianus (1519 or earlier) < classical Latin sēmi- semi- prefix + tertiānus tertian adj., after ancient Greek ἡμιτριταία (see hemitritaean adj.).

Medicine. Now historical and rare.

A. adj.

Of a fever, esp. malaria: having characteristics of both quotidian and tertian fevers; spec. characterized by paroxysms of fever and chills which recur every other day, but with little remission of fever on the intervening day. Cf. subtertian adj.This pattern of fever is now thought to be characteristic of falciparum malaria.Also called hemitritaean.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > fever > [adjective] > fevers of specific duration

quotidiana1393

quartana1398

ephemera1528

quartern?1549

semitertian1565

ephemeral1576

periodical1585

typic1601

septimane1634

ephemeran1643

hemitritaean1651

nonan1657

quintan1657

septan1657

sextan1657

quartanary1669

subintrant1747

periodic1805

octan1835

typical1853

1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Hemitritæus, hoc est semitertiana febris,..a semitertian feuer strechyng his course .xxxvi. howers.

1623 J. Cotta Cotta contra Antonium 65 A semitertian ague possessed me, and grieuously afflicted me.

1656 J. Smith Compl. Pract. Physick 138 A Semi-tertian Feaver, or a Hemitriteus, is either lesse, which riseth from an intermitting Tertian, and a continual Quotidian, or betwixt both..; or greater.

1725 B. Higgons Hist. & Crit. Remarks Burnet's Hist. 42 But providentially King James died of a Semitertian Ague, a Distemper generally fatal to old Men.

1791 R. Jackson Treat. Fevers Jamaica 43 It was Semitertian, or there was an excerbation every evening, with a more evident paroxysm on the alternate days.

1853 Dublin Q. Jrnl. Med. Sci. 16 338 This is a semi-tertian remittent, and it is a most fatal disease.

1901 L. W. Sambon in Practitioner Mar. 310 Marchiava and Celli were the first to describe a ‘quotidian parasite’..very similar to that of semi-tertian fever.

2012 Clin. Infectious Dis. 55 978/1 Of fevers caused by corruption of humors, Galen believed that the intermittent fevers (quartan, tertian, quotidian, semitertian, and irregular) were caused by putrification of humors.

B. n.

Semitertian fever; an instance of this.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > fever > [noun] > fever of specific duration

tertian1362

quartana1387

quotidiana1398

ephemera1398

quarterna1568

day-fever1601

nonan1601

quintan1601

septimane1601

sextan1601

semitertian1609

triple quartan1625

diary1640

septan1657

third ague1674

quartanary1684

subintrant1684

intermittent1693

nonary1747

seven day fever1788

octan1799

third-day ague1818

type-fever1819

triple tertian1822

triplicate quartan (ague)1822

tetartophyia1842

1609 P. Pomarius Enchiridion Med. 92 (heading) Of an Haemitritæon or Semitertian.

1749 T. Short Gen. Chronol. Hist. Air I. 223 In some Places few recovered who had it [sc. Peripneumony] accompanied with a violent Fever. Semi-tertians were next dangerous.

1852 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 78 236 In these countries [sc. Spain and Portugal] tertians, semitertians, and pernicious subintrant fevers prevail, where no visible marsh is seen.

1901 L. W. Sambon in Practitioner Mar. 321 In one case the hæmoglobinuria occurred during the course of a typical semi-tertian.

2018 K. Gardikas Landscapes Dis. i. 28 According to his [sc. Robert Sallares] understanding of Hippocratic terminology, the term semitertians, or hemitritaioi, found in the Epidemics, refers to falciparum and cerebral malaria.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	semitertian
释义	semitertianadj.n. Brit. /ˌsɛmɪˈtəːʃn/, U.S. /ˌsɛmiˈtərʃən/, /ˌsɛˌmaɪˈtərʃən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin semitertianus; Latin semitertiana. Etymology: As adjective < post-classical Latin semitertianus, adjective (see below). As noun < post-classical Latin semitertiana (1519 or earlier), use as noun (short for febris semitertiana semitertian fever) of feminine of semitertianus (1519 or earlier) < classical Latin sēmi- semi- prefix + tertiānus tertian adj., after ancient Greek ἡμιτριταία (see hemitritaean adj.). Medicine. Now historical and rare. A. adj. Of a fever, esp. malaria: having characteristics of both quotidian and tertian fevers; spec. characterized by paroxysms of fever and chills which recur every other day, but with little remission of fever on the intervening day. Cf. subtertian adj.This pattern of fever is now thought to be characteristic of falciparum malaria.Also called hemitritaean. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > fever > [adjective] > fevers of specific duration quotidiana1393 quartana1398 ephemera1528 quartern?1549 semitertian1565 ephemeral1576 periodical1585 typic1601 septimane1634 ephemeran1643 hemitritaean1651 nonan1657 quintan1657 septan1657 sextan1657 quartanary1669 subintrant1747 periodic1805 octan1835 typical1853 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Hemitritæus, hoc est semitertiana febris,..a semitertian feuer strechyng his course .xxxvi. howers. 1623 J. Cotta Cotta contra Antonium 65 A semitertian ague possessed me, and grieuously afflicted me. 1656 J. Smith Compl. Pract. Physick 138 A Semi-tertian Feaver, or a Hemitriteus, is either lesse, which riseth from an intermitting Tertian, and a continual Quotidian, or betwixt both..; or greater. 1725 B. Higgons Hist. & Crit. Remarks Burnet's Hist. 42 But providentially King James died of a Semitertian Ague, a Distemper generally fatal to old Men. 1791 R. Jackson Treat. Fevers Jamaica 43 It was Semitertian, or there was an excerbation every evening, with a more evident paroxysm on the alternate days. 1853 Dublin Q. Jrnl. Med. Sci. 16 338 This is a semi-tertian remittent, and it is a most fatal disease. 1901 L. W. Sambon in Practitioner Mar. 310 Marchiava and Celli were the first to describe a ‘quotidian parasite’..very similar to that of semi-tertian fever. 2012 Clin. Infectious Dis. 55 978/1 Of fevers caused by corruption of humors, Galen believed that the intermittent fevers (quartan, tertian, quotidian, semitertian, and irregular) were caused by putrification of humors. B. n. Semitertian fever; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > fever > [noun] > fever of specific duration tertian1362 quartana1387 quotidiana1398 ephemera1398 quarterna1568 day-fever1601 nonan1601 quintan1601 septimane1601 sextan1601 semitertian1609 triple quartan1625 diary1640 septan1657 third ague1674 quartanary1684 subintrant1684 intermittent1693 nonary1747 seven day fever1788 octan1799 third-day ague1818 type-fever1819 triple tertian1822 triplicate quartan (ague)1822 tetartophyia1842 1609 P. Pomarius Enchiridion Med. 92 (heading) Of an Haemitritæon or Semitertian. 1749 T. Short Gen. Chronol. Hist. Air I. 223 In some Places few recovered who had it [sc. Peripneumony] accompanied with a violent Fever. Semi-tertians were next dangerous. 1852 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 78 236 In these countries [sc. Spain and Portugal] tertians, semitertians, and pernicious subintrant fevers prevail, where no visible marsh is seen. 1901 L. W. Sambon in Practitioner Mar. 321 In one case the hæmoglobinuria occurred during the course of a typical semi-tertian. 2018 K. Gardikas Landscapes Dis. i. 28 According to his [sc. Robert Sallares] understanding of Hippocratic terminology, the term semitertians, or hemitritaioi, found in the Epidemics, refers to falciparum and cerebral malaria. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1565
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