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plural of quintan a. Occurring as the fifth, after four others also, occurring every fifth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quintan fever. n. An intermittent fever which returns every fifth day, reckoning inclusively, o…

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  1. plural of quintan a. Occurring as the fifth, after four others also, occurring every fifth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quintan fever. n. An intermittent fever which returns every fifth day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts three days.