quintan (not comparable)
(of a fever) recurring every fifth day
quintan (plural quintans)
A fever that recurs every fifth day.
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Source: Wiktionary
Quin"tan, a. Etym: [L. quintanus, fr. quintus fifth, quinque five. See Five.]
Definition: Occurring as the fifth, after four others also, occurring every fifth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quintan fever.
– n. (Med.)
Definition: An intermittent fever which returns every fifth day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts three days.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
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