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sextan

[sek-stuhn]

sex·tan

[sek-stuhn]
adjective
1.
(of a fever) characterized by paroxysms that recurevery sixth day.
noun
2.
a sextan fever.

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
1650–60; < Neo-Latin sextān(a) (febris) sixth day (fever), equivalent to Latin sext(us) sixth + āna -an
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sextan (ˈsɛkstən)
 
adj
(of a fever) marked by paroxysms that recur after an interval of five days
 
[C17: from Medieval Latin sextana (febris) (fever) of the sixth (day)]

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