tertian
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ter·tian
(tûr′shən)adj.
Recurring every other day or, when considered inclusively, every third day: a tertian fever.
n. Medicine
A tertian fever, such as vivax malaria.
[Middle English terciane, tertian fever, from Latin (febris) tertiāna, (fever) of the third (day), from tertius, third; see trei- in Indo-European roots.]
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tertian
(ˈtɜːʃən)adj
(Medicine) (of a fever or the symptoms of a disease, esp malaria) occurring every other day
n
(Medicine) a tertian fever or symptoms
[C14: from Latin febris tertiāna fever occurring every third day, reckoned inclusively, from tertius third]
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ter•tian
(ˈtɜr ʃən)adj.
(of a fever, etc.) characterized by paroxysms that recur every other day.
[1325–75; Middle English terciane < Latin (febris) tertiāna tertian (fever) <tertius third]
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Adj. | 1. | tertian - relating to symptoms (especially malarial fever) that appear every other day; "tertian fever" |
2. | tertian - of or relating to a tonal system based on major thirds; "a tertian tonal system" |
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Translations
ter·tian
a. terciano-a, que se repite cada tercer día;
___ fever → fiebre ___.
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