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quartan
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Quartan \Quar"tan\, a. [F. quartain, in fi[`e]vre quartaine, L. quartanus, fr. quartus the fourth. See Quart.] Of or pertaining to the fourth; occurring every fourth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quartan ague, or fever. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Quartan \Quar"tan\, n.
1. (Med.) An intermittent fever which returns every fourth
day, reckoning inclusively, that is, one in which the
interval between paroxysms is two days.
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2. A measure, the fourth part of some other measure.
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