remittent

Adjective Satellite

(of a disease) characterized by periods of diminished severity
- "a remittent fever"

Adj

Alternately increasing and decreasing in severity or intensity.
Of or pertaining to remission of the severity of symptoms.

Noun

A remittent fever.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin remittent-, present participle of remittō.

Scrabble Score: 11

remittent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
remittent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
remittent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

remittent: valid Words With Friends Word