tertian (ti as sh), tertiane, tercian

. [Fr. tertiane =a tertian ague, from Lat. tertian a =a tertian fever; prop. fem. sing. of tertian us =tertian, belonging to the third; tertius =third; tres = three.] A. As adj .: Occurring or recurring every third day. "A tertian ague is at least your lot." IMG:content-0935.png:[blocks in formation] 1. A fever or other disease whose paroxysms recur every other day; an intermittent fever, ., whose paroxysms occur after intervals of about forty-eight hours. *2. A measure of eighty-four gallons, the third part of a tun. 3. A curve of the third degree. tertian-ague, s. [AGUE, II. 1.]