remittent

  • 11remittent — re•mit•tent [[t]rɪˈmɪt nt[/t]] adj. abating and relapsing in cycles: remittent fever[/ex] • Etymology: 1685–95; < L remittent , s. of remittēns, prp. of remittere. See remit, ent re•mit′tence, re•mit′ten•cy, n. re•mit′tent•ly, adv …

    From formal English to slang

  • 12remittent — decreased decreased adj. made less in size or amount or degree. Opposite of {increased}. [Narrower terms: {attenuate, attenuated, faded, weakened}; {belittled, diminished, small}; {cut, cut rate}; {diminished, lessened}; {minimized}; {remittent}; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 13remittent — Characterized by temporary periods of abatement of the symptoms of a disease. * * * re·mit·tent ri mit ənt adj marked by alternating periods of abatement and increase of symptoms <remittent fever> …

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  • 14remittent — Synonyms and related words: calenture, childbed fever, continued fever, delirium, eruptive fever, febricity, febrility, fever, fever heat, feverishness, fire, flush, heat, hectic, hectic fever, hectic flush, hyperpyrexia, hyperthermia,… …

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  • 15remittent — adjective formal a remittent fever or illness is severe for short periods but improves between those times …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16remittent — /rəˈmɪtnt/ (say ruh mitnt) adjective abating for a time or at intervals, used especially of an illness in which the symptoms diminish considerably at intervals without disappearing entirely. {Latin remittent , stem of present participle of… …

  • 17Remittent 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… …

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  • 18remittent fever — noun A severe type of malaria in which the temperature falls slightly from time to time • • • Main Entry: ↑remit * * * remittent fever, a fever in which the symptoms lessen and then return, without ever disappearing entirely …

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  • 19RÉMITTENT — ENTE. adj. T. de Médec. Il se dit Des maladies, et principalement des fièvres qui éprouvent des rémissions, de la diminution, du relâchement …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 20remittent — adjective Of or pertaining to remission of the severity of symptoms …

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