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quartan
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[ˈkwɔːtn], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- denoting a mild form of malaria causing a fever that recurs every third day
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Latin (febris) quartana, based on Latin quartus ‘fourth’ (because, by inclusive reckoning, the fever recurs every fourth day)
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