QUINTAN


Meaning of QUINTAN in English

/kwin"tn/ , adj.

1. (of a fever, ague, etc.) characterized by paroxysms that recur every fifth day.

n.

2. a quintan fever or ague.

[ 1740-50; quintana ( febris ) quintan (fever); see QUINTAIN ]

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