quartan

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkwɔːtən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kwôr′tn)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
quar•tan  (kwôr′tn),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Pathology(of a fever, ague, etc.) characterized by paroxysms that recur every fourth day, both days of consecutive occurrence being counted.

n. 
  1. Pathologya quartan fever or ague.
  2. Pathologyquartan malaria.
  • Latin (febris) quartāna quartan (fever), feminine of quartānus, equivalent. to quart(us) fourth + -ānus -an
  • Old French
  • Middle English quartaine 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
quartan / ˈkwɔːtən/
  1. (esp of a malarial fever) occurring every third day
Etymology: 13th Century: from Latin febris quartāna fever occurring every fourth day, reckoned inclusively
'quartan' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
octan

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