How Do You Spell SEMITERTIAN?

Pronunciation: [sˌɛmɪtˈɜːʃən] (IPA)

Semitertian is a rarely used word that is spelt as sɛmɪˈtɜːrʃ(ə)n using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The word is derived from the Latin word 'semis' which means half or semi and 'tertian' meaning occurring every third day. Semitertian, therefore, refers to an occurrence happening every other day. Although not commonly used, the word has been used in medical literature to describe a fever that rises and falls every other day, a pattern commonly associated with malaria.

SEMITERTIAN Meaning and Definition

1. Partly tertian, partly quotidian; noting a malarial fever in which two paroxysms occur on one day and one on the succeeding day.

   A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.

Common Misspellings for SEMITERTIAN

• aemitertian
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• demitertian
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• s4mitertian
• s3mitertian
• senitertian
• sekitertian
• sejitertian
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Etymology of SEMITERTIAN

The word "Semitertian" is derived from the Latin term "semitertianus", which consists of two parts: "semi", meaning "half" or "partially", and "tertianus", meaning "occurring every third day". The term "tertian" originally referred to a type of fever that occurred every third day, typically associated with malaria. "Semitertian" is an adjective form of "tertian" and is used to describe something that occurs approximately every other day or halfway between two tertian periods.