2 entries under this word

Quartan

Quar'tan, a.

adjective

a. [Fr. quartain, Pr. quartan, Lat. quartanus, from quartus, the fourth, from quatuor, four.] Of, or pertaining to, the fourth; occurring every fourth day; as, a quartan ague or fever.

Quartan, n.

noun

n. [Lat. quartana (sc. febris), It. quartana, Sp. cuartana, Pr. febre quartana, Fr. fièvre quartaine. See supra.]

Sense 1. (Med.) An intermitting ague that occurs every fourth day, or with intermissions of seventy-two hours.

Sense 2. A measure containing the fourth part of some other measure.