remittent+fever
1Remittent fever — 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… …
2remittent 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 …
3remittent 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 …
4remittent fever — see fever …
5remittent fever — /rəmɪtnt ˈfivə/ (say ruhmitnt feevuh) noun a fever which periodically is diminished but does not completely go away …
6Gastric 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… …
7Remittent — 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,… …
8rémittent — 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 …
9remittent — [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 …
10Fever — (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… …
