quartan

名词 quartan:

1. a malarial fever that recurs every fourth day

形容词 quartan:

1. occurring every fourth day (especially the fever and weakness of malaria)

1. Quartan ague kill old men, and cure young.
   三日疟，青年能治好，老人见阎王。

quar.tan

adj.（形容词）
Occurring every fourth day, counting inclusively, or every 72 hours. Used of a fever.
每四日发作的：从首日到末日计算，每四天发生的，或每七十二小时发生的。用于指发烧
n.（名词）
A malarial fever recurring every 72 hours.
四日热，三日疟：每七十二小时复发的疟疾性发烧

来源：
Middle English quartaine
中古英语 quartaine
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin qu3rt3na
源自 拉丁语 qu3rt3na
from qu3rt3nus [of the fourth]
源自 qu3rt3nus [第四的]
from qu3rtus [fourth] * see k wetwer-
源自 qu3rtus [第四] *参见 k wetwer-