tertian

[ tur-shuhn ]

/ ˈtɜr ʃən /

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adjective

Pathology. (of a malarial fever, etc.) characterized by paroxysms that recur every other day.

noun

Pathology. a tertian fever.

a Jesuit during the period of tertianship.

Origin of tertian

1325–75; Middle English terciane<Latin (febris) tertiāna tertian (fever), equivalent to terti(us) third + -āna, feminine of -ānus-an

OTHER WORDS FROM tertian

sub·ter·tian, adjective

Words nearby tertian

terry, Terry's syndrome, Tersanctus, terse, tertial, tertian, tertian malaria, tertianship, tertiary, tertiary alcohol, tertiary bursary

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Example sentences from the Web for tertian

He was seized with a slow fever, which changed into a tertian ague.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E.|David Hume
With the tertian parasite, the segments more frequently form an irregular cluster.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Admitted into the Dispensary for a tertian ague, and general dropsy.
An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses|William Withering
Three varieties are associated with malarial fever in man—the tertian, quartan, and estivo-autumnal malarial parasites.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

The three most common species are vivax, malariæ and falciparum, causing respectively the tertian, quartan and remittent fevers.
Insects and Diseases|Rennie W. Doane

British Dictionary definitions for tertian

tertian

/ (ˈtɜːʃən) /

adjective

(of a fever or the symptoms of a disease, esp malaria) occurring every other day

noun

a tertian fever or symptoms

Word Origin for tertian

C14: from Latin febris tertiāna fever occurring every third day, reckoned inclusively, from tertius third

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Medical definitions for tertian

tertian

[ tûr′shən ]

adj.

Recurring every other day or, when considered inclusively, every third day. Used of a fever.

n.

A tertian fever.

单词	tertian
释义	tertian [ tur-shuhn ] / ˈtɜr ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tertian ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Pathology. (of a malarial fever, etc.) characterized by paroxysms that recur every other day. noun Pathology. a tertian fever. a Jesuit during the period of tertianship. Origin of tertian 1325–75; Middle English terciane<Latin (febris) tertiāna tertian (fever), equivalent to terti(us) third + -āna, feminine of -ānus-an OTHER WORDS FROM tertian sub·ter·tian, adjective Words nearby tertian terry, Terry's syndrome, Tersanctus, terse, tertial, tertian, tertian malaria, tertianship, tertiary, tertiary alcohol, tertiary bursary Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tertian He was seized with a slow fever, which changed into a tertian ague. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E.\|David Hume With the tertian parasite, the segments more frequently form an irregular cluster. A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis\|James Campbell Todd Admitted into the Dispensary for a tertian ague, and general dropsy. An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses\|William Withering Three varieties are associated with malarial fever in man—the tertian, quartan, and estivo-autumnal malarial parasites. A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis\|James Campbell Todd The three most common species are vivax, malariæ and falciparum, causing respectively the tertian, quartan and remittent fevers. Insects and Diseases\|Rennie W. Doane British Dictionary definitions for tertian tertian / (ˈtɜːʃən) / adjective (of a fever or the symptoms of a disease, esp malaria) occurring every other day noun a tertian fever or symptoms Word Origin for tertian C14: from Latin febris tertiāna fever occurring every third day, reckoned inclusively, from tertius third Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tertian triennial, tertiary Medical definitions for tertian tertian [ tûr′shən ] adj. Recurring every other day or, when considered inclusively, every third day. Used of a fever. n. A tertian fever. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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tertian

adjective

noun

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Words nearby tertian

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adjective

noun

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Medical definitions for tertian

adj.

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