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tertian

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tertian /ter·tian/ (ter´shun) recurring every third day (counting the day of occurrence as the first day); see under malaria.
ter·tian (tûrshn)
adj.
Recurring every other day or, when considered inclusively, every third day. Used of a fever.
n.
A tertian fever.
tertian
[tur′shən]
Etymology: L, tertius, third
occurring every 48 hours, including the first day of occurrence, such as vivax or tertian malaria, in which fever occurs every third day. Compare quartan. See also malaria.
tertian [ter´shan]
recurring in 3-day cycles (every second day); applied to the type of fever caused by certain forms of malarial parasites; see also malaria.
tertian
recurring in 3-day cycles (every second day).
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