Remittent
adjective
1.
abating for a time or at intervals:
remittent symptoms.
2.
of, relating to, or characterized by a remittent fever.
noun
3.
a remittent fever.
adjective
1.
(of a fever or the symptoms of a disease) characterized by periods of diminished severity
remittent re·mit·tent (rĭ-mĭt’nt)
adj.
Characterized by temporary abatement in severity. Used especially of diseases.
re·mit’tence or re·mit’ten·cy n.
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