TERTIAN

tertian

(adjective) of or relating to a tonal system based on major thirds; “a tertian tonal system”

tertian

(adjective) relating to symptoms (especially malarial fever) that appear every other day; “tertian fever”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

tertian (not comparable)

(medicine, of a fever) Characterised by paroxysms recurring every other day (that is, every third day by inclusive reckoning).

(music) Pertaining to the mean-tone temperament, in which major thirds are perfectly in tune.

Noun

tertian (plural tertians)

A tertian fever.

The puncheon, an old wine cask, three of which made a tun.

Anagrams

• intreat, iterant, natrite, nattier, nitrate, tainter, tartine

Source: Wiktionary

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Ter"tian, a. Etym: [L. tertianus, from tertius the third. See Tierce.] (Med.)

Definition: Occurring every third day; as, a tertian fever.

Ter"tian, n. Etym: [L. tertiana (sc. febris): cf. OF. tertiane.]

1. (Med.)

Definition: A disease, especially an intermittent fever, which returns every third day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts one day.

2. A liquid measure formerly used for wine, equal to seventy imperial, or eighty-four wine, gallons, being one third of a tun.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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