adj :  recurring at approximately 48-hour intervals - used chiefly of vivax malaria; - compare QUARTAN 
, n :  a tertian fever : specif  :  VIVAX MALARIA .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  hy·dra·tion  tor·sion  tri·chi·na or Trichina 
 
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