{Remittent fever} (Med.), a fever in which the symptoms temporarily abate at regular intervals, but do not wholly cease. See {Malarial fever}, under {Malarial}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
remittent fever — noun A severe type of malaria in which the temperature falls slightly from time to time • • • Main Entry: ↑remit * * * remittent fever, a fever in which the symptoms lessen and then return, without ever disappearing entirely … Useful english dictionary
remittent fever — see fever * * * a fever in which the diurnal variation is 1°C or more, but in which the temperature never falls to a normal level; see malaria … Medical dictionary
remittent fever — see fever … The new mediacal dictionary
remittent fever — /rəmɪtnt ˈfivə/ (say ruhmitnt feevuh) noun a fever which periodically is diminished but does not completely go away …
Gastric remittent fever — Gastric Gas tric, a. [Gr. ?, ?, stomach: cf. F. gastrique.] Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the stomach; as, the gastric artery. [1913 Webster] {Gastric digestion} (Physiol.), the conversion of the albuminous portion of food in the stomach… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Remittent — Re*mit tent (r? m?t tent), a. [L. remittens, p. pr. : cf. F. r[ e]mittent.] Remitting; characterized by remission; having remissions. [1913 Webster] {Remittent fever} (Med.), a fever in which the symptoms temporarily abate at regular intervals,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rémittent — rémittent, ente [ remitɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1795; lat. remittens, de remittere « remettre » ♦ Méd. Qui présente des rémissions. ⇒ intermittent. Psychose rémittente. Fièvre rémittente, comportant des variations. ● rémittent, rémittente adjectif (latin … Encyclopédie Universelle
remittent — [ri mit′ nt] adj. [L remittens, prp.] remitting; abating for a while or at intervals, and then returning, as a fever n. a remittent fever remittently adv … English World dictionary
Fever — (also known as pyrexia, from the Greek pyretos meaning fire, or a febrile response, from the Latin word febris , meaning fever, and archaically known as ague) is a frequent medical sign that describes an increase in internal body temperature to… … Wikipedia
Fever — Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.).… … Medical dictionary
