2 entries under this word

Quotidian

Quo-tĭd'i-an, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. quotidianus, from quotidie, daily, from quotus, how many, and dies, day; It. quotidiano, Sp. quotidiano, cotidiano, Fr. quotidien. See QUOTA.] Occurring or returning daily; as, a quotidian fever.

Quo-tĭd'i-an, n.

noun

n. Any thing returning daily; especially (Med.), a fever whose paroxysms return every day. Milton.