tabes

American  

[tey-beez] / ˈteɪ biz /

noun

Pathology.

1. a gradually progressive emaciation.

2. tabes dorsalis.

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tabes British  

/ ˈteɪbiːz, təˈbɛtɪk /

noun

1. a wasting of a bodily organ or part

2. short for tabes dorsalis

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Other Word Forms

• tabetic adjective

Etymology

Origin of tabes

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

Example Sentences

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

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

In certain diseases, especially tabes, the pupils do not respond to light stimuli, but accommodate themselves to objects.

From Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso by Lombroso, Gina

Laryngeal crises of tabes might, because of their sudden onset, be thought due to foreign body.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

Although they usually develop in the ataxic stage, one or more years after the initial spinal symptoms, they may appear before there is any evidence of tabes.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

This is one of the first symptoms of tabes.

From Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso by Lombroso, Gina