quotidian

(kwo-tid'l-an) [L. quotidiamts.] Daily, occurring every day. q. fever, a malarial fever, the paroxysms of which occur daily; it is usually a double tertian, in which there is an infection by two distinct groups of parasites sporulating alternately every forty-eight hours, but may, it is supposed also, be an infection by a form of pernicious malarial parasite. quotient (kwo's hent) [L, quoties, how often.] The number of times one amount is contained in another, blood q., color index, a figure obtained by dividing the hemoglobin percentage in a specimen of blood by the nimiber of erythrocytes, expre ed as a percentage of the normal ntmiber, in the same specimen; it indicates the percentage amount of hemoglobin in the red corpuscles. D q., the ratio of glucose to nitrogen in the urine, pro'tein q., a figure obtained by dividing the amount of the globidin by that of the albumin in a specimen of blood-plasma, respi'ratory q., the figure obtained by dividing the amount of carbon dioxide in the expired air by that of the oxygen inhaled; it is normally about 0.9. q.v. I. Abbreviation of L. quantum vis, as much fls you wish. 2, Abbreviation of L. quod vid i, which see. R. Abbreviation for RSaumur, indicating a thermometer scale, and for L. recipe, take, being the superscription of a prescription, usually indicated by the symbol R. [L. residuum, residue.] v. Behring's term for the ma of tubercle bacilli employed in the preparation of tuberculase. RI, the ma of moist bacHU previous to any treatment RII, the ma after the extraction of the substances soluble in alcohol (TZ) RIII, the ma remaining after the removal of the constituents of,RII soluble in pure water (TV) RIV, the rest bacillus, the residue after the extraction of the constituents of RIII soluble in 10 per cent, salt solution (TCrl); this contains TC.