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quartan
quar·tan Q0017700 (kwôrt′n)adj. Occurring every fourth day, counting inclusively, or every 72 hours. Used of a fever.n. A malarial fever recurring every 72 hours.
[Middle English quartaine, from Old French, from Latin quārtāna, from quārtānus, of the fourth, from quārtus, fourth; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots.]quartan (ˈkwɔːtən) adj (Pathology) (esp of a malarial fever) occurring every third day[C13: from Latin febris quartāna fever occurring every fourth day, reckoned inclusively]quar•tan (ˈkwɔr tn)
adj. 1. recurring every fourth day, both days of consecutive occurrence being counted: quartan fevers. n. 2. a quartan fever, ague, etc. [1250–1300; Middle English quartaine < Old French < Latin (febris) quārtāna quartan (fever), fr. quārt(us) fourth + -ānus -an1] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | quartan - a malarial fever that recurs every fourth daychills and fever, ague - successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria | | Adj. | 1. | quartan - occurring every fourth day (especially the fever and weakness of malaria); "quartan malaria" |
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quartan
quartan [kwor´tan] 1. recurring in four-day cycles (i.e. on the third day after the previous episode).2. a variety of intermittent fever in which the paroxysms recur on every third day; see malaria.quar·tan (kwōr'tan), Recurring every fourth day, including the first day of an episode in the computation, that is, after a free interval of 2 days. [L. quartanus, relating to a fourth (thing)] quartan (kwôrt′n)adj. Occurring every fourth day, counting inclusively, or every 72 hours. Used of a fever.n. A malarial fever recurring every 72 hours.quar·tan (kwōr'tăn) Recurring every fourth day, including the first day of an episode in the computation, i.e., after a free interval of 2 days.
See also: malariae malaria[L. quartanus, relating to a fourth (thing)]quartan Recurring on the fourth day, as in the case of the fever in quartan MALARIA.quar·tan (kwōr'tǎn) Recurring every fourth day, including the first day of an episode in computation, i.e., after a free interval of 2 days. [L. quartanus, relating to a fourth (thing)]quartan
Related to quartan: tertian, quartan malaria, quartan feverWords related to quartannoun a malarial fever that recurs every fourth dayRelated Words |