tertian
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A total of 213 cases was reported; of those, only six were of the "benign tertian" or vivax type.
From Time Magazine Archive
Influenza, tertian fever, leprosy were all endemic, along with tapeworm and a mysterious intestinal infestation that made its victim long to eat earth.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week he died of tertian malaria, nephritis and influenza, was buried on a hilltop in Addis Ababa.
From Time Magazine Archive
Quinine also destroys the sexual forms of all but P. falciparum, which means that even after he is "cured" by quinine a patient with malignant tertian malaria can give the protozoa to any suitable mosquito.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the same way exactly, did I recognize all the premonitory symptoms,—the giddiness, the shivering, increased action of the heart—Halt, Potts! and reflect a bit; are you describing love, or a tertian?
From A Day's Ride A Life's Romance by Charles James Lever
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