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Meaning of 'quartan' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Quartan [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to the fourth; occurring every fourth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quartan ague, or fever.
2 . Quartan [ n.]
- An intermittent fever which returns every fourth day, reckoning inclusively, that is, one in which the interval between paroxysms is two days.
- A measure, the fourth part of some other measure.

Meaning of 'quartan' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . quartan [ a]
Meaning (1):
- occurring every fourth day (especially the fever and weakness of malaria)
Example in sentence:
  • quartan malaria

Nearby Words:

qua qua-bird quab quacha quack quack grass quackeries quackery quacking quackish

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