QUARTAN


Meaning of QUARTAN in English

noun a measure, the fourth part of some other measure.

2. quartan ·adj of or pertaining to the fourth; occurring every fourth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quartan ague, or fever.

3. quartan ·noun 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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