Medical Terminology · Multiple Systems · Easy
Intermittent
Meaning: Occurring at irregular intervals, stopping and starting rather than being continuous.
In practice: She described intermittent chest pain over the past fortnight, coming on with exertion and easing with rest.
Word parts
- inter- means between
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