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

Certainly locomotor ataxic patients would seem the least likely to be benefited by training in movement and yet this movement therapy for tabes has had some wonderful results.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

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

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

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

From Fat and Blood An Essay on the Treatment of Certain Forms of Neurasthenia and Hysteria by Mitchell, John K.

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

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