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Definition of Quintan

1. a. Occurring as the fifth, after four others also, occurring every fifth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quintan fever.

Definition of Quintan

1. a recurrent fever [n -S]

Medical Definition of Quintan

1. Occurring as the fifth, after four others also, occurring every fifth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quintan fever. 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: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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