COALTERNAE FEBRES
\kˈə͡ʊltənˌiː fˈɛbəz], \kˈəʊltənˌiː fˈɛbəz], \k_ˈəʊ_l_t_ə_n_ˌiː f_ˈɛ_b_ə_z]\
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A name given to two intermittents, which attack a person at the same time, but whose paroxysms are distinct: so that the attack of one supervenes when the other has ceased. The term Double Intermittent expresses the same meaning.
By Robley Dunglison
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