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sextan
sextan (ˈsɛkstən) adj (Pathology) (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)]sextan
sextan [seks´tan] recurring on the sixth day (i.e., five days after the previous episode).sex·tan (seks'tăn), Denoting a malarial fever the paroxysms of which recur every sixth day, counting the day of the episode as the first; that is, with a 4-day asymptomatic interval. [L. sextus, sixth] sextan Occurring every 6 days, especially of MALARIA. |