- Fever, remittent
- A type of fever that gradually decreases in intensity over time.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Fever, remittent
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Remittent 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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rémittent — 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 … Encyclopédie Universelle
remittent — [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 … English World dictionary
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