| polyleptic | Denoting a disease occurring in many paroxysms, e.g., malaria, epilepsy. Origin: poly-+ G. Lepsis, a seizing (05 Mar 2000) |
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| polyleptic fever | A fever occurring in two or more paroxysms; e.g., smallpox, relapsing fever, intermittent fever. Compare: monoleptic fever. (05 Mar 2000) |