tabescent

[ tuh-bes-uhnt ]

adjective

1. wasting away; becoming emaciated or consumed.

tabescent

/ təˈbɛsənt /

adjective

1. progressively emaciating; wasting away
2. of, relating to, or having tabes

Derived Forms

• taˈbescence, noun

Other Words From

• ta·bescence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of tabescent¹

1885–90; < Latin tābēscent- (stem of tābēscēns ), present participle of tābēscere to waste away. See tabes, -escent

Word History and Origins

Origin of tabescent¹

C19: from Latin tābēscere, from tabes