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Quartan
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A measure, the fourth part of some other measure.
(2):
(a.) Of or pertaining to the fourth; occurring every fourth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quartan ague, or fever.
(3):
(n.) An intermittent fever which returns every fourth day, reckoning inclusively, that is, one in which the interval between paroxysms is two days.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Quartan'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​q/quartan.html. 1828.