quintan fever

noun

An intermittent fever returning every fifth day (inclusive), or in which the intermission lasts three days.

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Meanings

nounquintan fever (plural quintan fevers)

plural quintan fevers

  1. archaicmedicineAn intermittent fever returning every fifth day (inclusive), or in which the intermission lasts three days.

Origin

Latin

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quintan fever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quintan%20fever

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