Medical term:
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.
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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)]
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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.
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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
See also: malariae malaria
[L. quartanus, relating to a fourth (thing)]
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quartan
Recurring on the fourth day, as in the case of the fever in quartan MALARIA.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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)]
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