quartan
121malariae — məˈlerēˌē noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin (specific epithet of Plasmodium malariae), gen. of malaria, from Italian : the quartan malaria parasite (Plasmodium malariae) malariae infection …
122malariae malaria — noun : malaria caused by a malaria parasite (Plasmodium malariae) and marked by recurrence of paroxysms at 72 hour intervals called also quartan malaria …
123octan — /ok teuhn/, adj. 1. (of a fever) occurring every eighth day. n. 2. an octan fever. [1895 1900; < F octane, MF octaine, deriv. of L octo EIGHT, on the model of quartaine QUARTAN] …
124quar|tan — «KWAWR tuhn», adjective, noun. –adj. recurring every fourth day, by inclusive counting. –n. a fever with two days between attacks. ╂[< Old French quartaine (fievre) < Latin (febris) quartāna quartan (fever), feminine adjective < quartus… …
125quarteyn — obs. form of quartan …
