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remittent definition

re·mit·tent (ri mit′'nt)

adjective

remitting; abating for a while or at intervals, and then returning, as a fever

Etymology: L remittens, prp.

noun

a remittent fever

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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