quartan

a. 每第四天复发的 n. 三日症

发音

UK /ˈkwɔːtən/
US /ˈkwɔɹtən/

词形变化

quartans 复数 quartans

别名

quartane

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fever whose symptoms recur every four days.

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adj.
  1. 1.

    Recurring every four days; especially in designating a form of malaria with such symptoms.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

ague

词源

From Anglo-Norman quartaine, Old French quartaine, from Latin quartāna (short for febris quartana), noun use of feminine form of quartānus (“recurring every four days”), from quartus (“fourth”).

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