SEXTAN


Meaning of SEXTAN in English

/sek"steuhn/ , adj.

1. (of a fever) characterized by paroxysms that recurevery sixth day.

n.

2. a sextan fever.

[ 1650-60; sextan ( a ) ( febris ) sixth day (fever), equiv. to L sext ( us ) SIXTH + ana -AN ]

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