Meaning Of The Word Tertian

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tertian in American English
a tertian fever or disease
occurring every other day so that it happens on the first and third days: usually applied to fever or a disease causing it, esp. any of certain forms of malaria
adjective: characterized by paroxysms that recur every other day
noun: a tertian fever

tertian in British English
adjective: (of a fever or the symptoms of a disease, esp malaria) occurring every other day
noun: a tertian fever or symptoms

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