Category:Remittent

Re*mit"tent (r-mt"tent), a. Etym: [l. remittens, p. pr. : cf. F. Rémittent.]

Defn: remitting; characterized by remission; having remissions. Remittent fever (med.), a fever in which the symptoms temporarily Abate at regular intervals, but do not wholly cease. See malarial Fever, under malarial.