quartan
1 of 2noun/ˈkwɔrtən/
Forms:quartans
1
a fever from malaria that returns every four days
- Malaria medications helped in reducing the intensity of his quartan episodes.
- The research team is working on a vaccine to specifically target the parasite causing quartan fevers.
- After his trip to the rainforest, he suffered from a quartan, making him bedridden for weeks.