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semitertian en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English tertian English semitertian From semi- + tertian.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, obsolete, of a fever) Having a paroxysm every day, and a second stronger one every two days

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semitertian en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English tertian English semitertian From semi- + tertian.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) An intermittent fever of this kind.

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Relateds

tertian · quotidian