remittent adjective & noun. [rɪ'mɪt(ǝ)nt] L17.
[Latin remittent- pres. ppl stem of remittere, formed as REMIT verb: see -ENT.]
A. adjective. That remits or abates for a time; spec. in Medicine, (of a fever) characterized by fluctuating body temperature. L17.
b. noun.
1. Medicine. A remittent fever. L17.

2. A person who remits money. rare. M19.

■ remittence noun the quality of being remittent E20.

■ remittency noun = remittence E19.

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