Tertian


adjective
1.
Pathology. (of a malarial fever, etc.) characterized by paroxysms that recur every other day.
noun
2.
Pathology. a tertian fever.
3.
a Jesuit during the period of tertianship.
adjective
1.
(of a fever or the symptoms of a disease, esp malaria) occurring every other day
noun
2.
a tertian fever or symptoms

tertian ter·tian (tûr’shən)
adj.
Recurring every other day or, when considered inclusively, every third day. Used of a fever. n.
A tertian fever.

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