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a fever that occurs every fourth day, such as quartan malaria.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
quartan fever
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quartan fever — see malaria … The new mediacal dictionary
Fever — (also known as pyrexia, from the Greek pyretos meaning fire, or a febrile response, from the Latin word febris , meaning fever, and archaically known as ague) is a frequent medical sign that describes an increase in internal body temperature to… … Wikipedia
quartan — /kwawr tn/, adj. 1. (of a fever, ague, etc.) characterized by paroxysms that recur every fourth day, both days of consecutive occurrence being counted. n. 2. a quartan fever or ague. 3. quartan malaria. [1250 1300; ME quartaine < OF < L (febris)… … Universalium
quartan — /ˈkwɔtn/ (say kwawtn) Obsolete –adjective 1. (of a fever, ague, etc.) characterised by paroxysms which recur every fourth day, both days of consecutive occurrence being counted. –noun 2. a quartan fever or ague. {Middle English quartaine, from… …
quartan — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English quarteyn, from Anglo French (fevre) quartaine quartan fever, from Latin (febris) quartana, from quartanus of the fourth, from quartus Date: 14th century occurring every fourth day reckoning inclusively;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
quartan — quar•tan [[t]ˈkwɔr tn[/t]] adj. 1) pat recurring every fourth day, both days of consecutive occurrence being counted: quartan fevers[/ex] 2) pat a quartan fever, ague, etc • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME quartaine < OF < L (febris) quārtāna… … From formal English to slang
quartan — [kwôrt′ n] adj. [ME quartaine < MFr (fièvre) quartaine < L (febris) quartana, (fever) occurring every fourth day, fem. of quartanus < quartus, fourth: see QUART1] occurring every fourth day, counting both days of occurrence: said of a… … English World dictionary
Quartan — Quar tan, a. [F. quartain, in fi[ e]vre quartaine, L. quartanus, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.] Of or pertaining to the fourth; occurring every fourth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quartan ague, or fever. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quartan — Quar tan, n. 1. (Med.) An intermittent fever which returns every fourth day, reckoning inclusively, that is, one in which the interval between paroxysms is two days. [1913 Webster] 2. A measure, the fourth part of some other measure. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Малярия Четырехдневная (Quartan Fever) — см. Малярия. Источник: Медицинский словарь … Медицинские термины
