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▪ I. quintan, a. and n.|ˈkwɪntən|
[ad. L. quintāna (sc. febris), fem. of quintānus f. quintus fifth: cf. F. quintane, † quintaine (Paré, 16th c.). See quartan.]
a. adj. Of a fever or ague: Having a paroxysm every fifth (= fourth) day.
b. n. A fever or ague of this kind.
1747tr. Astruc's Fevers 63 What is called a quintan, is in fact a tertian, whose third accession is either suppressed or imperceptible. 1803Med. Jrnl. IX. 216 A type more resembling a quartan and quintan than any other. 1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. II. 317 Further modifications have been recognized by nosologists as quintan, sextan, octan.
▪ II. quintan(e, -ayne
obs. forms of quintain1. |