Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Malarial \Ma*la"ri*al\, Malarian \Ma*la"ri*an\, Malarious
\Ma*la"ri*ous\, a.
   Of or pertaining, to or infected by, malaria.

   {Malarial fever} (Med.), a fever produced by malaria, and
      characterized by the occurrence of chills, fever, and
      sweating in distinct paroxysms, At intervals of definite
      and often uniform duration, in which these symptoms are
      wholly absent (intermittent fever), or only partially so
      (remittent fever); fever and ague; chills and fever.

Remittent \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}.