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remittent |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Remittent \Re*mit"tent\ (r?-m?t"tent), a. [L. remittens, p. pr : cf F. r['e]mittent.] Remitting; characterized by remission; having remissions. {Remittent fever} (Med.), a fever in which the symptoms temporarily abate at regular intervals, but do not wholly cease. See {Malarial fever}, under {Malarial}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: remittent adj : (of a disease) characterized by periods of diminished severity; "a remittent fever"
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