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tertian definition

ter·tian (tʉr′s̸hən)

adjective

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

Etymology: ME tercian < L (febris) tertiana, tertian (fever) < tertius, third

noun

a tertian fever or disease

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