• (a.) Occurring as the fifth, after four others also, occurring every fifth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quintan fever. • (n.) An intermittent fever which returns every fifth day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts three days.
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Occurring as the fifth, after four others also, occurring every fifth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quintan fever. ... <medicine> An intermittent fever which returns every fifth day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts three days. ... Origin: L. Quintanus, fr. Quintus fifth, quinque five. See Five. ... Source: Webste...
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(kwin´tәn) recurring every five days (i.e., on the fourth day after the previous episode).
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Quin'tan adjective [ Latin
quintanus , from
quintus fifth,
quinque five. See
Five .] Occurring as the fifth, after four others also, occurring every fifth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a
quintan fever. --
noun (Medicine) An intermitt...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kwin′tăn Definitions: 1. Recurring every fifth day, including the first day of an episode in the computation, after a free interval of 3 days.
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(of a fever, ague, etc.) characterized by paroxysms that recur every fifth day.
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