See Also: intermittent(dictionary)
intermittent(dictionary)
Intermittent(medicine)
intermittent sterilization(medicine)
intermittent haemoglobinuria(medicine)
intermittent tetanus(medicine)
intermittent arthralgia(medicine)
intermittent albuminuria(medicine)
intermittent torticollis(medicine)
Claudication, intermittent(health)

intermittent (iou)



intermittent adjective & noun. M16.
[Latin intermittent- pres. ppl stem of intermittere: see INTERMIT, -ENT.]
A. adjective. That ceases for a time; occurring at intervals; not continuous. M16.
intermittent CLAUDICATION. intermittent sterilization Microbiology: by alternately allowing heat-resistant spores to germinate and raising the temperature to kill the resulting vegetative cells.
D. DeLillo As the terrain rises and drops, you get intermittent views of those rock masses. D. Wigoder I must have relapsed into intermittent sleep and restlessness.
b. noun. An intermittent fever. L17.
intermittently adverb M19.