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Definition of Quartan
1. Adjective. Occurring every fourth day (especially the fever and weakness of malaria). "Quartan malaria"
Partainyms: Time Period
2. Noun. A malarial fever that recurs every fourth day.
Definition of Quartan
1. a. Of or pertaining to the fourth; occurring every fourth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quartan ague, or fever.
2. n. An intermittent fever which returns every fourth day, reckoning inclusively, that is, one in which the interval between paroxysms is two days.
Definition of Quartan
1. Noun. (medicine historical) A fever whose symptoms recur every four days. ¹
2. Adjective. (medicine) Recurring every four days; especially in designating a form of malaria with such symptoms. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quartan
1. a recurrent malarial fever [n -S]
Medical Definition of Quartan
1. A cyclic fever in which 72 hours elapse between attacks. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quartan
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