\Re*mit"tent\ (r?-m?t"tent), a. [L. remittens, p. pr.
: cf. F. r['e]mittent.]
Remitting; characterized by remission; having remissions.
{Remittent fever} (Med.), a fever in which the symptoms
   temporarily abate at regular intervals, but do not wholly
   cease. See {Malarial fever}, under {Malarial}.