quintan
/ˈkwɪntən/
noun
- A fever that recurs every five days, especially a form of trench fever.
- Historically, quintan was common among troops living in unsanitary conditions.
- Doctors in the field hospital noted that the patient's fever followed a quintan pattern.
- The soldier was diagnosed with quintan after returning from the front lines.
adjective
- Recurring every fifth day.
- The doctor recorded the patient's quintan fever in the medical chart.
- In ancient medicine, a quintan cycle was considered less severe than a tertian one.
- The village experienced a quintan outbreak that lasted several weeks.