Definition of Octan

1. a fever recurring every eighth day [n -S]

Medical Definition of Octan

1. Applied to fever, the paroxysms of which recur every eighth day, the day of a paroxysm being counted as the first in the computation. Origin: L. Octo, eight (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Octan

octahedrons
octal
octals
octal digit
octal notation
octal number system
octal numeration system
octamerous
octamer binding protein
octamer motif
octameter
octameters
octamethyl pyrophosphoramide
octamylamine
octan (current term)
octan (current term)
octandioic acid
octandria
octandrous
octane
octane
octanedioic acid
octanes
octanes
octane number
octane rating
octangle
octangles
octangular
octanoate

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