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sub|ter|tian malaria — «suhb TUR shuhn», = falciparum malaria. (Cf. ↑falciparum malaria) ╂[< sub + tertian] … Useful english dictionary
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
tian — adop·tian; aleu·tian; am·ra·tian; ar·gen·tian; car·po·cra·tian; chris·tian; chris·tian·ism; chris·tian·i·ty; chris·tian·iza·tion; chris·tian·ize; chris·tian·iz·er; chris·tian·ly; chris·tian·ness; di·e·ti·tian; di·nan·tian; do·mi·tian;… … English syllables
tertian — ter·tian … English syllables
tertianship — ter·tian·ship … English syllables
tertian — ter•tian [[t]ˈtɜr ʃən[/t]] adj. pat (of a fever, etc.) characterized by paroxysms that recur every other day • Etymology: 1325–75; ME terciane < L (febris) tertiāna tertian (fever) < tertius third … From formal English to slang
Sesquitertian — Ses qui*ter tian, Sesquitertianal Ses qui*ter tian*al, a. [Sesqui + L. tertianus belonging to the third. Cf. {Tertian}.] (Math.) Having the ratio of one and one third to one (as 4 : 3). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sesquitertianal — Sesquitertian Ses qui*ter tian, Sesquitertianal Ses qui*ter tian*al, a. [Sesqui + L. tertianus belonging to the third. Cf. {Tertian}.] (Math.) Having the ratio of one and one third to one (as 4 : 3). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tertian — Recurring every third day, counting the day of an episode as the first; actually, occurring every 48 hours or every other day. [L. tertianus, fr. tertius, third] double t. denoting malarial infections with two different sets of organisms… … Medical dictionary
ship — ship·en·tine; ship·less; ship·man; ship·ment; ship·pa·ble; ship·page; ship·pen; ship·per; ship·pon; show·man·ship; sib·ship; sis·ter·ship; siz·ar·ship; skip·per·ship; sol·dier·ship; so·lic·i·tor·ship; son·ship; space·ship; speak·er·ship;… … English syllables
