quartan

/ˈkwɔrtn/
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Definitions of quartan
  1. adjective
    occurring every fourth day (especially the fever and weakness of malaria)
    “quartan malaria”
  2. noun
    a malarial fever that recurs every fourth day
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    type of:
    ague, chills and fever
    successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria
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