Definition:
- (a.) Of or pertaining to the fourth; occurring every fourth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quartan ague, or fever.
- (n.) An intermittent fever which returns every fourth day, reckoning inclusively, that is, one in which the interval between paroxysms is two days.
- (n.) A measure, the fourth part of some other measure.
Compare quartan with other words:
quartan vs. quartane
malaria vs. quartan
fever vs. quartan