Quotidian+fever
1quotidian fever — see malaria * * * a fever that recurs every day, such as quotidian malaria …
2quotidian fever — see malaria …
3Quotidian — Quo*tid i*an (kw[ o]*t[i^]d [i^]*an), a. [OE. cotidian, L. quotidianus, fr. quotidie daily; quotus how many + dies day: cf. OF. cotidien, F. quotidien. See {Quota}, {Deity}.] Occurring or returning daily; as, a quotidian fever. [1913 Webster] …
4Quotidian — The term quotidian derives from the Latin word for daily and refers to repetitive daily actions, events or routines yet in typical usage carries a vaguely negative overtone. Quotidian is generally used to convey a sense of the mundane; that is,… …
5quotidian — quotidianly, adv. quotidianness, n. /kwoh tid ee euhn/, adj. 1. daily: a quotidian report. 2. usual or customary; everyday: quotidian needs. 3. ordinary; commonplace: paintings of no more than quotidian artistry. 4. (of a fever, ague, etc.)… …
6Quotidian — Recurring each day, as in a fever that returns every day. From the Latin quotidianus meaning daily. (In French, the noun quotidien is a daily newspaper). * * * Daily; occurring every day. [L. quotidianus, daily, fr. quot, as many as, + dies, day] …
7quotidian — quo•tid•i•an [[t]kwoʊˈtɪd i ən[/t]] adj. 1) daily: a quotidian report[/ex] 2) cvb ordinary; everyday 3) pat recurring daily: quotidian fever[/ex] 4) something recurring daily 5) pat a quotidian fever or ague • Etymology: 1300–50; ME cotidien… …
8quotidian — adjective Etymology: Middle English cotidian, from Anglo French, from Latin quotidianus, cotidianus, from quotidie every day, from quot (as) many as + dies day more at deity Date: 14th century 1. occurring every day < quotidian fever > 2. a.… …
9quotidian — /kwəˈtɪdiən/ (say kwuh tideeuhn) adjective 1. daily. 2. everyday; ordinary. 3. Medicine a. (of an illness, especially malaria) characterised by paroxysms which recur daily. b. (of a fever) spiking once a day. –noun Obsolete 4. something recurring …
10quotidian — adj. & n. adj. 1 daily, of every day. 2 commonplace, trivial. n. (in full quotidian fever) a fever recurring every day. Etymology: ME f. OF cotidien & L cotidianus f. cotidie daily …
