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remittent

[ ri-mit-nt ]

adjective

  1. abating for a time or at intervals:

    remittent symptoms.

  2. of, relating to, or characterized by a remittent fever.


noun

  1. a remittent fever.

remittent

/ ɪˈɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. (of a fever or the symptoms of a disease) characterized by periods of diminished severity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٳٱԳ, noun
  • ˈٳٱԳٱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·tԳ ·t· noun
  • ·tԳ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of remittent1

1685–95; < Latin remittent- (stem of 𳾾ٳŧԲ ), present participle of remittere to send back. See remit, -ent
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Example Sentences

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Other affections attended by vomiting are cholera morbus, remittent fever, brain disease, Bright's disease of the kidney, etc.

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Bilious remittent fever occurs in the summer months, and smallpox prevails from November to March.

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Malta Fever, or bilious remittent fever, is found in some of the islands taken from Spain.

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Gastrol′ogy, cookery, good eating.—Gastric fever, a bilious remittent fever; Gastric juice, the digestive liquid secreted by the glands of the stomach.

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By remittent fever is to be understood this modification of vital action which rests or abates, but does not go entirely off before a fresh attack ensues.

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