adjective
Origin: ME tercian < L (febris) tertiana, tertian (fever) < tertius, third
noun
See tertian in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Origin:
Origin: Middle English terciane, tertian fever
Origin: , from Latin (febris) tertiāna, (fever) of the third (day)
Origin: , from tertius, third; see trei- in Indo-European roots
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