remittant

remittant (comparative more remittant, superlative most remittant)

1. (rare) Alternative form of remittent
   • 1983, Juhani Ruutiainen, Studies on antibodies to central nervous system dominant antigens, →ISBN:

     The levels of CSF GC antibodies were similar in patients with chronic progressive, remittant or stationary disease (Table 13).

   • 2005, James Rodger Fleming, Historical Perspectives on Climate Change, →ISBN:

     Are the Indians who hunt or the white inhabitants who have settled on the vast plains of the Missouri, as subject to remittant and intermittant fevers as those who inhabit a country shaded by forest trees?

   • 2012, R. K. Chandra, Critical Reviews in Tropical Medicine - Volume 1, →ISBN, page xxix:

     With either mode of presentation the diarrhea may be continuous or remittant.

   • 2013, Nortin M. Hadler, Dennis B. Gillings, Arthritis and Society: The Impact of Musculoskeletal Diseases, →ISBN, page 75:

     In fact, particularly for individuals suffering from chronic intermittent and remittant rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or backache, these issues should be raised and considered in an on-going fashion over months and years of interaction.

remittant

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of remittō