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quin⋅tan

  [kwin-tn]
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–adjective
1. (of a fever, ague, etc.) characterized by paroxysms that recur every fifth day.
–noun
2. a quintan fever or ague.
Origin:
1740–50; < L quīntāna (febris) quintan (fever); see quintain
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quintan quin·tan (kwĭn'tən)
adj.
Recurring every fifth day. Used of a fever.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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