tabes

[ tey-beez ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a gradually progressive emaciation.
2. tabes dorsalis.

tabes

/ ˈteɪbiːz; təˈbɛtɪk /

noun

1. a wasting of a bodily organ or part
2. See tabes dorsalis
   short for tabes dorsalis

Derived Forms

• tabetic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tabes¹

1645–55; < Latin tābēs wasting, decay, akin to tābēre to waste away

Word History and Origins

Origin of tabes¹

C17: from Latin: a wasting away

Example Sentences

It must be used with great care not to exhaust the patient, but this is true also in tabes.

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Tabes is the natural consequence of this error; but its effect is evinced by the occurrence of other disorders.

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In para-syphilitic lesions such as general paralysis and tabes a positive reaction is almost always present.

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Except that the joint disease is seldom symmetrical, it closely resembles the arthropathy of tabes.

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Rest alone will do much to diminish pain and promote sleep in tabes, rest with massage and electricity will do more.

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