remittent

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈmɪtənt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ri mit′nt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•mit•tent  (ri mit′nt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. abating for a time or at intervals:remittent symptoms.
  2. of, pertaining to, or characterized by a remittent fever.

n. 
  1. a remittent fever.
  • Latin remittent- (stem of remittēns), present participle of remittere to send back. See remit, -ent
  • 1685–95
re•mit′tence, re•mit′ten•cy, n. 
re•mit′tent•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
remittent /rɪˈmɪtənt/ adj
  1. (of a fever or the symptoms of a disease) characterized by periods of diminished severity
reˈmittence, reˈmittency n reˈmittently adv
'remittent' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
brucellosis - malaria - unremittent

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