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semitertian

semitertian adjective: having a paroxysm every day, and a second stronger one every two days.

Adjective

semitertian (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Having a paroxysm every day, and a second stronger one every two days

Noun

semitertian (plural semitertians)

  1. (obsolete) An intermittent fever of this kind.

Forms of semitertian

Adjective
alternative formsemi-tertian
Noun
pluralsemitertians

Origin of semitertian

From semi- + tertian.

Questions about semitertian

What does semitertian mean?
Semitertian means having a paroxysm every day, and a second stronger one every two days.
What part of speech is semitertian?
Semitertian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near semitertian in the dictionary

  1. semitendinosi
  2. semitendinosus
  3. semitendinous
  4. semiterete
  5. semiterrestrial
  6. semitertian
  7. semitertians
  8. Semites
  9. semithalloid
  10. semitheatrical
  11. semitheological

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