Quartan
Pronunciation : Quar"tan
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [F. quartain, in fi?vre quartaine, L. quartanus, fr. quartus the fourth. See Quart.]
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to the fourth; occurring every fourth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quartan ague, or fever.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Quar"tan
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. (Med.)
Defn: An intermittent fever which returns every fourth day, reckoning inclusively, that is, one in which the interval between paroxysms is two days.
2. A measure, the fourth part of some other measure.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913