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remittent

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re⋅mit⋅tent

  [ri-mit-nt]
–adjective
1. abating for a time or at intervals: remittent symptoms.
2. of, pertaining to, or characterized by a remittent fever.
–noun
3. a remittent fever.
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Origin:
1685–95; < L remittent- (s. of remittēns), prp. of remittere to send back. See remit, -ent

Related forms:
re⋅mit⋅tence, re⋅mit⋅ten⋅cy, noun
re⋅mit⋅tent⋅ly, adverb
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re·mit·tent   (rĭ-mĭt'nt)   
adj.  Characterized by temporary abatement in severity. Used especially of diseases.
re·mit'tence, re·mit'ten·cy n., re·mit'tent·ly adv.
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Main Entry: re·mit·tent
Pronunciation: ri-'mit-&nt
Function: adjective
: marked by alternating periods of abatement and increaseof symptoms <remittent fever>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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