remittent
UK/ri'mitәnt/US
GREB2
Definitions
adj.
Alternately lessening and increasing in severity, of a fever or disease
（病情、发热）时轻时重的，弛张的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedremit (to let up) + -ent (adj.) = "letting up by turns." A medical term for a fever that eases and worsens repeatedly without fully going away.
Root miss still carries 88 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.remittent fever弛张热
- 2.remittent malaria弛张型疟疾
- 3.[remittent pattern]弛张性规律
- 4.remittent symptoms时轻时重的症状
Example Sentences
- 1.
The patient ran a remittent fever for a week.