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- noun Plural form of
quartan .
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Examples
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Fevers are, — the continual, some of which hold during the day and have a remission at night, and others hold a remission during the day; semi-tertians, tertians, quartans, quintans, septans, nonans.
Of The Epidemics 2007
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The quartans attacked many at first, in the form of regular quartans, but in no few cases a transition from other fevers and diseases into quartans took place; they were protracted, as is wont with them, indeed, more so than usual.
Of The Epidemics 2007
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Irregular fevers, quartans, quintans, septans, and nonans should be studied, in order to find out in what periods their crises take place.
Of The Epidemics 2007
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The summer quartans are, for the most part, of short duration; but the autumnal are protracted, especially those occurring near the approach of winter.
Aphorisms 2007
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Persons attacked with quartans are not readily attacked with convulsions, or if previously attacked with convulsions, they cease if a quartan supervene.
Aphorisms 2007
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As deposits form most readily in persons below thirty years of age, so quartans most commonly occur to persons beyond that age.
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The constitution of quartans is agreeable to the same order.
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