Meanings
adjectivesemitertian (not comparable)
alternative semi-tertian
- not comparableobsoletemedicineHaving a paroxysm every day, and a second stronger one every two days
nounsemitertian (plural semitertians)
plural semitertians · alternative semi-tertian
- obsoletemedicineAn intermittent fever of this kind.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
- Latinsēmi-
- Englishsemi-
- Englishtertian
- Englishsemitertian
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APA
semitertian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semitertian
MLA
“semitertian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semitertian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semitertian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semitertian.
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