tertian meaning

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tertian (adjective): relating to symptoms (especially malarial fever) that appear every other day.

tertian has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

tertian as an adjective

  1. relating to symptoms (especially malarial fever) that appear every other day
    • tertian fever

    Related forms: cycle

  2. of or relating to a tonal system based on major thirds
    • a tertian tonal system

    Related forms: third

Scrabble score: 7 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with TE · words ending in AN · 7-letter words

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