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Definition of: remittent
(ri·mit′nt) adjective
1. Having remissions.
2. Having partial, irregular, or temporary diminutions of energy or action: a remittent fever or geyser.
—noun A remittent fever. [<L remittens, -entis, ppr. of remittere. See REMIT.]
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