intermittent fever
noun Pathology.
a malarial fever in which feverish periods lasting a few hours alternate with periods in which the temperature is normal.
any fever characterized by intervals of normal temperature.
Origin of intermittent fever
First recorded in 1615–25
Words nearby intermittent fever
intermittent acute porphyria,
intermittent claudication,
intermittent cramp,
intermittent current,
intermittent explosive disorder,
intermittent fever,
intermittent mandatory ventilation,
intermittent positive pressure breathing,
intermittent positive pressure ventilation,
intermittent tetanus,
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British Dictionary definitions for intermittent fever
intermittent fever
noun
any fever, such as malaria, characterized by intervals of periodic remission