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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024quar•tan (kwôr′tn),USA pronunciation adj. - Pathology(of a fever, ague, etc.) characterized by paroxysms that recur every fourth day, both days of consecutive occurrence being counted.
n. - Pathologya quartan fever or ague.
- Pathologyquartan malaria.
- Latin (febris) quartāna quartan (fever), feminine of quartānus, equivalent. to quart(us) fourth + -ānus -an
- Old French
- Middle English quartaine 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: quartan /ˈkwɔːtən/ adj - (esp of a malarial fever) occurring every third day
Etymology: 13th Century: from Latin febris quartāna fever occurring every fourth day, reckoned inclusively |