quintan Meaning, Definition & Usage

Quin"tan adjective

Etymology

L. quintanus, fr. quintus fifth, quinque five. See Five.

Definitions

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