Remittent
Pronunciation : Re*mit"tent (r-mt"tent)
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. remittens, p. pr. : cf. F. r?mittent.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913