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ter⋅tian

  [tur-shuhn]
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–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.
Origin:
1325–75; ME terciane < L (febris) tertiāna tertian (fever), equiv. to terti(us) third + -āna, fem. of -ānus -an
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ter·tian   (tûr'shən)   
adj.  Recurring every other day or, when considered inclusively, every third day: a tertian fever.
n.   Pathology
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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1ter·tian
Pronunciation: 't&r-sh&n
Function: adjective
: recurring at approximately 48-hour intervals —usedchiefly of vivax malaria; —compare QUARTAN

Main Entry: 2tertian
Function: noun
: a tertian fever; specifically : VIVAXMALARIA
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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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