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\sˈɛkstən], \sˈɛkstən], \s_ˈɛ_k_s_t_ə_n]\
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[Latin] Recurring every fifth day (i e., on the 6th, 11th, 16th, etc., days of a disease); as S. fevers.
By Alexander Duane
By Sir Augustus Henry
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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