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Remittent
Re-mit′tent
(r?-m?t′tent)
, Adj.
[L.
remittens
, p. pr. : cf. F. rémittent
.] Remitting; characterized by remission; having remissions.
Remittent fever
(Med.)
, a fever in which the symptoms temporarily abate at regular intervals, but do not wholly cease. See
Malarial fever
, under Malarial
.