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quartan
quar·tan [ kwáwrt'n ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
recurring every fourth day: describes a fever that recurs every fourth day, e.g. in some types of malaria
[13th century. < Old French quartaine< Latin quartus "fourth"]
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