tertian

adjective

1. Pathology. (of a malarial fever, etc.) characterized by paroxysms that recur every other day.

noun

2. Pathology. a tertian fever.
3. a Jesuit during the period of tertianship.

adjective

1. (of a fever or the symptoms of a disease, esp malaria) occurring every other day

noun

2. a tertian fever or symptoms

adj.

1. Recurring every other day or, when considered inclusively, every third day. Used of a fever.

n.

1. A tertian fever.