Thesaurus: quartan

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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.
3. n. A measure, the fourth part of some other measure.
4. adj. occurring every fourth day (especially the fever and weakness of malaria)
5. n. a malarial fever that recurs every fourth day
6. Of or pertaining to the fourth; occurring every fourth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quartan ague, or fever. 1. (Med.) An intermittent fever which returns every fourth day, reckoning inclusively, that is, one in which the interval between paroxysms is two days. 2. A measure, the fourth part of some other measure.
7. Of or pertaining to the fourth; occurring every fourth day,reckoning inclusively; as, a quartan ague, or fever.
8. n. a malarial fever that recurs every fourth day a. occurring every fourth day (especially the fever and weakness of malaria)