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sextan, a.|ˈsɛkstən| [ad. mod.L. sextāna (sc. febris fever), f. L. sext-us sixth: see -an.] Designating a fever of which the paroxysms recur every fifth (according to old reckoning, every sixth) day.
1657Expert Physician 123 The Quintan, Sextan, Septan, and Nonan Feavers. 1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. II. 318 Further modifications have been recognised by nosologists as quintan, sextan, octan. |