quartan
ˈkwɔrtən
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Definition of quartan - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
medicalDatedfever recurring every fourth dayDated
  • The patient was diagnosed with a quartan.
intermittent fever tertian
2.
malariaDatedmalarial fever with four-day recurrenceDated
  • He suffered from a quartan during his travels.
fever tertian

Adjective

medicalDatedrecurring every four days, often in feversDated
  • The patient experienced quartan symptoms throughout the week.
febrile tertian
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fever recurring every fourth day, often linked to malaria
The patient was diagnosed with quartan fever.

Origin of quartan

Latin, quartanus (fourth)

Examples of quartan in a sentence

  • The doctor noted the quartan pattern in the patient's symptoms.
  • The quartan left him weak and feverish.
  • Doctors monitored the quartan symptoms closely.
  • His quartan fever returned every fourth day.
  • The doctor noted the quartan pattern of the illness.

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  1. French:quarte, quadridiennes, ...
  2. German:Quartanfieber, viertägige, ...
  3. Italian:quartana, quartano, ...
  4. Spanish:cuartana, cuartano, ...
  5. Portuguese:quartã, quartano, ...
  6. Chinese:四日疟, 四日复发的, ...
  7. Japanese:四日熱, 四日ごとの, ...
  8. Arabic:حُمَّى رُباعِيَّة, رُبَاعِي, ...
  9. Hebrew:קַדַּחַת רְבִיעוֹנִית, רְבִיעוֹנִי, ...
  10. Russian:четвертной жар, квартанный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:четвертна лихоманка, квартанний, ...
  12. Hindi:क्वार्टन, चौथे दिन का, ...
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