sextann.adj.

Brit.

/ˈsɛkstən/, U.S.

/ˈsɛkstən/

Forms: 1600s sextane, 1600s– sextan.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sextanus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin sextanus recurring every sixth day, counting inclusively (a1250 in a British source in febris sextana sextan fever) < classical Latin sextus sixth (see sext n.¹) + -ānus -an suffix. Compare earlier quartan n., and also quintan n., etc.

Medicine. Now historical and rare.

A. n.

A fever that recurs (by inclusive reckoning) every sixth day (i.e. on the first and sixth days of a six-day period).

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > fever > [noun] > fever of specific duration

tertian1362

quartana1387

quotidiana1398

ephemera1398

quarterna1568

day-fever1601

nonan1601

quintan1601

septimane1601

sextan1601

semitertian1609

triple quartan1625

diary1640

septan1657

third ague1674

quartanary1684

subintrant1684

intermittent1693

nonary1747

seven day fever1788

octan1799

third-day ague1818

type-fever1819

triple tertian1822

triplicate quartan (ague)1822

tetartophyia1842

1601 P. Holland in tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xxvi. xi. 260 (margin) Namely Quintans, Sextanes, Septimanes & Nonanes, &c. [sc. types of ‘intermittent ague’].

1718 E. Strother Criticon Febrium (ed. 2) ix. 215 Intermitting Fevers... A Sextan.

1855 Dublin Hosp. Gaz. 1 61/1 Van Swieten quotes Boerhave as having seen an exquisite septenary..but neither of them mention a sextan.

1874 Amer. Cycl. VII. 165/1 Extremely rare varieties of type [of fever] are a quintan, sextan, heptan, and octan; these names expressing the length of the intervals.

1949 S. F. Kitchen in M. F. Boyd Malariol. xliii. 1035/2 Various post-Hippocratic writers speak of other and longer intermissions, of sextans, octans, decimans,..and so on.

B. adj.

Recurring (by inclusive reckoning) every sixth day; spec. designating fever which recurs in this way.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > fever > [adjective] > fevers of specific duration

quotidiana1393

quartana1398

ephemera1528

quartern?1549

semitertian1565

ephemeral1576

periodical1585

typic1601

septimane1634

ephemeran1643

hemitritaean1651

nonan1657

quintan1657

septan1657

sextan1657

quartanary1669

subintrant1747

periodic1805

octan1835

typical1853

1657 B. W. tr. B. Bauderon Expert Phisician 123 The Quintan, Sextan, Septan, and Nonan Feavers.

1714 T. Boydell Medicaster Exenteratus 13 And I foresee the great Eclypse next Year Will Sextan Agues bring amongst you here.

1827 Lancet 17 Mar. 758/1 It is alleged that three, or four days may be interposed between the fits, or even a week; when the terms quintan, sextan, and septenary, have been applied.

1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 318 Further modifications have been recognised by nosologists as quintan, sextan, octan.

1910 V. E. Collins & J. A. Liebmann tr. G. Dieulafoy Text-bk. Med. v. iii. 1753 We also see very rare types [of intermittent fever] in which the fever is quintan, sextan, septan, or octan.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sextan
释义	sextann.adj. Brit. /ˈsɛkstən/, U.S. /ˈsɛkstən/ Forms: 1600s sextane, 1600s– sextan. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sextanus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin sextanus recurring every sixth day, counting inclusively (a1250 in a British source in febris sextana sextan fever) < classical Latin sextus sixth (see sext n.¹) + -ānus -an suffix. Compare earlier quartan n., and also quintan n., etc. Medicine. Now historical and rare. A. n. A fever that recurs (by inclusive reckoning) every sixth day (i.e. on the first and sixth days of a six-day period). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > fever > [noun] > fever of specific duration tertian1362 quartana1387 quotidiana1398 ephemera1398 quarterna1568 day-fever1601 nonan1601 quintan1601 septimane1601 sextan1601 semitertian1609 triple quartan1625 diary1640 septan1657 third ague1674 quartanary1684 subintrant1684 intermittent1693 nonary1747 seven day fever1788 octan1799 third-day ague1818 type-fever1819 triple tertian1822 triplicate quartan (ague)1822 tetartophyia1842 1601 P. Holland in tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xxvi. xi. 260 (margin) Namely Quintans, Sextanes, Septimanes & Nonanes, &c. [sc. types of ‘intermittent ague’]. 1718 E. Strother Criticon Febrium (ed. 2) ix. 215 Intermitting Fevers... A Sextan. 1855 Dublin Hosp. Gaz. 1 61/1 Van Swieten quotes Boerhave as having seen an exquisite septenary..but neither of them mention a sextan. 1874 Amer. Cycl. VII. 165/1 Extremely rare varieties of type [of fever] are a quintan, sextan, heptan, and octan; these names expressing the length of the intervals. 1949 S. F. Kitchen in M. F. Boyd Malariol. xliii. 1035/2 Various post-Hippocratic writers speak of other and longer intermissions, of sextans, octans, decimans,..and so on. B. adj. Recurring (by inclusive reckoning) every sixth day; spec. designating fever which recurs in this way. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > fever > [adjective] > fevers of specific duration quotidiana1393 quartana1398 ephemera1528 quartern?1549 semitertian1565 ephemeral1576 periodical1585 typic1601 septimane1634 ephemeran1643 hemitritaean1651 nonan1657 quintan1657 septan1657 sextan1657 quartanary1669 subintrant1747 periodic1805 octan1835 typical1853 1657 B. W. tr. B. Bauderon Expert Phisician 123 The Quintan, Sextan, Septan, and Nonan Feavers. 1714 T. Boydell Medicaster Exenteratus 13 And I foresee the great Eclypse next Year Will Sextan Agues bring amongst you here. 1827 Lancet 17 Mar. 758/1 It is alleged that three, or four days may be interposed between the fits, or even a week; when the terms quintan, sextan, and septenary, have been applied. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 318 Further modifications have been recognised by nosologists as quintan, sextan, octan. 1910 V. E. Collins & J. A. Liebmann tr. G. Dieulafoy Text-bk. Med. v. iii. 1753 We also see very rare types [of intermittent fever] in which the fever is quintan, sextan, septan, or octan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1601
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