tabes
IPA: tˈeɪbz
noun
- (medicine) A kind of slow bodily wasting or emaciating disease, often accompanying a chronic disease.
- (more specifically) Tabes dorsalis.
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Examples of "tabes" in Sentences
- Or maybe it's just tabes dorsalis.
- Tabes is an old medical term that means wasting.
- His work included the study of tabes dorsalis and alcoholism.
- He is also credited for providing an early description of tabes dorsalis.
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