an Egyptian at Alexandria, whose quartan resisted the strongest applications of European physic, was effectually healed by the actual cautery, which a certain Arab Shaykh applied to the crown of his head.
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Quartan
/ˈkwɔɹtən/
Synonyms for "quartan" (9 found)
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Adjective(2 words)
cyclicfever paroxysm
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4 entriesquartan attackquartan feverquartan fever episodequartan paroxysm
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9 entriesPlasmodium malariaemalaria paroxysmquartan cyclequartan divisionquartan feverquartan fever patternquartan intervalquartan malariaquartan pattern
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Pork, of all meats, is[…]naught for queasy stomachs, insomuch that frequent use of it may breed a quartan ague.
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