tabes

/ˈteɪbiːz/ · noun

Meaning

A kind of slow bodily wasting or emaciating disease, often accompanying a chronic disease.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

chit(English)check(English)cranio(English)tabophobia(English)tabes dorsalis(English)pseudotabes(English)consumption(English)phthisic(English)syphilis(English)degeneration(English)spinal(English)cord(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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