Tertian (v. lat.), 1) dreitägig. Daher Tertiana (Tertianfieber), dreitägiges Wechselfieber. T. cholerĭca, Cholera unter der Form eines dreitägigen Wechselfiebers auftretend. T. continua, so v.w. Hemitritaeus (s.d.). 2) eine Mixtur aus Terz u. Quinte bestehend, wobei die Terz größer ist.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
tertian — [tʉr′shən] adj. [ME tercian < L (febris) tertiana, tertian (fever) < tertius,THIRD] occurring every other day so that it happens on the first and third days: usually applied to fever or a disease causing it, esp. any of certain forms of… … English World dictionary
Tertian — Ter tian, a. [L. tertianus, from tertius the third. See {Tierce}.] (Med.) Occurring every third day; as, a tertian fever. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tertian — Ter tian, n. [L. tertiana (sc. febris): cf. OF. tertiane.] 1. (Med.) A disease, especially an intermittent fever, which returns every third day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts one day. [1913 Webster] 2. A liquid measure … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tertiān — (lat.), dreitägig; Tertianfieber, Fieber, das jeden dritten Tag eintritt (s. Malaria, S. 161) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Tertian — Tertiān (lat.), dreitägig; Tertianfieber, an jedem dritten Tage wiederkehrendes Fieber. (S. Wechselfieber.) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Tertian — Tertian, lat. deutsch, dreitägig; tertiär, der dritte in einer Reihe od. Folge; Tertiärformation, diejenigen Schichten (Kalk, Mergel, Thon, Sandstein, Conglommerate), welche zwischen dem Flötzgebirge, der secundären Formation und dem Diluvium… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Tertian — Tertial redirects here. For the feathers in a birds wing, see tertials .In music or music theory, tertian is the quality of a chord constructed from thirds, and other things constructed from thirds such as counterpoint. A third may be either… … Wikipedia
tertian — /terr sheuhn/, adj. 1. Pathol. (of a malarial fever, etc.) characterized by paroxysms that recur every other day. n. 2. Pathol. a tertian fever. 3. a Jesuit during the period of tertianship. [1325 75; ME terciane < L (febris) tertiana tertian… … Universalium
tertian — Recurring every third day, counting the day of an episode as the first; actually, occurring every 48 hours or every other day. [L. tertianus, fr. tertius, third] double t. denoting malarial infections with two different sets of organisms… … Medical dictionary
tertian — /ˈtɜʃən/ (say tershuhn) adjective 1. recurring every other day, or, if considered inclusively, every third day. –noun 2. a tertian fever or ague, especially a form of malaria characterised by paroxysms associated with the 48 hour life cycle of… …
