What is another word for tertian?

Pronunciation: [tˈɜːʃən] (IPA)

The word tertian is an adjective that pertains to something that occurs every third day. When referring to medical terms, tertian can describe a condition that produces fever every third day. Synonyms for tertian include triennial, thrice yearly, triweekly, and every third day. These words all describe something that occurs at regular intervals, but not necessarily the same time intervals as tertian. Other synonyms for tertian may include cyclic, periodic, recurrent, and repeated. Each of these words similarly describe something that happens regularly or repeatedly. Tertian, along with its synonyms, can be used to describe not only medical conditions but any event that follows a specific pattern or schedule.

What are the hypernyms for Tertian?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Tertian

The abate, who ascribed her commotion to a sudden seizure, continued to retail the news of Pianura, and Odo, listening with his elders, learned that Count Lelio Trescorre had been appointed Master of the Horse, to the indignation of the Bishop, who desired the place for his nephew, Don Serafino; that the Duke and Duchess were never together; that the Duchess was suspected of being in secret correspondence with the Austrians, and that the young Marquess of Cerveno was gone to the baths of Lucca to recover from an attack of tertian fever contracted the previous autumn at the Duke's hunting-lodge near Pontesordo.
"The Valley of Decision"
Edith Wharton
The soldier had caught the fever of Derge, whilst sent there on business, which is a bad tertian fever, prevalent in some oases of The Sahara.
"Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846"
James Richardson
The robbers had stripped them both nearly to the skin, and they were so numbed with the cold that they could scarcely stand when they were unbound,-the poor girl especially, who shivered as if suffering under a tertian ague.
"The Pacha of Many Tales"
Captain Frederick Marryat

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