Quartan

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. A measure, the fourth part of some other measure.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  quartan
       adj : occurring every fourth day (especially the fever and
             weakness of malaria); "quartan malaria"