Definition of Quartans

1. Noun. (plural of quartan) ¹

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Definition of Quartans

1. quartan [n] - See also: quartan

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quartans

quarry water
quarrying
quarryings
quarrylike
quarryman
quarrymen
quart
quart-pot
quart-pots
quartal
quartan
quartan fever
quartan malaria
quartan parasite
quartane
quartans (current term)
quartation
quartations
quarte
quartene
quartenylic
quartenylic acid
quarter
quarter-
quarter-century
quarter-circle
quarter-crack
quarter-day
quarter-days
quarter-evil

Literary usage of Quartans

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Five Dissertations on Fever by George Fordyce (1823)
"These are called Anticipating quotidians and .quartans, in these (the return ... to such quotidians and quartans no particular name has been attached: They ..."

2. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1768)
"e indicating weakrefs, are frequently found in quartans. ... when every third, they are called Triple quartans. ' In continued fevers the exacerbations ..."

3. The Genuine Works of Hippocrates by Hippocrates (1849)
"The quartans attacked many at first, in the form of regular quartans, but in no few cases a transition from other fevers and diseases into ..."

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