ter·tian (tûr sh n)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) terti  na, (fever) of the third (day), from tertius, third; see trei- in Indo-European roots.] |
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
[from Latin febris tertiāna fever occurring every third day, reckoned inclusively, from 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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