tertian

English - Turkish

Definition of tertian in English Turkish dictionary

{s} üç günde bir olan

(sıfat) üç günde bir olan

günaşırı tutan nöbet

(Tıp) Üç günde bir veya gün aşırı gelen (olan), gün aşırı tutan nöbet, tertius

günaşırı olan

tertian ague

üç günde bir olan nöbet

tertian fever günaşırı tutan sıtma nöbeti

English - English

Definition of tertian in English English dictionary

Of a fever, characterised by paroxysms every third day

Pertaining to the mean-tone temperament, in which major thirds are perfectly in tune

A tertian fever

{a} returning or coming every third day

of or relating to a tonal system based on major thirds; "a tertian tonal system"

{s} (about attacks of disease) recurring every other day

relating to symptoms (especially malarial fever) that appear every other day; "tertian fever

A liquid measure formerly used for wine, equal to seventy imperial, or eighty-four wine, gallons, being one third of a tun

of or relating to a tonal system based on major thirds; "a tertian tonal system" relating to symptoms (especially malarial fever) that appear every other day; "tertian fever

Occurring every third day; as, a tertian fever

A disease, especially an intermittent fever, which returns every third day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts one day

Hyphenation

ter·tian

Etymology

() Originally (MIddle English) as part of the collocation fever terciane, after Latin febris tertiana, from tertius ‘third’.