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tabescent
[ tuh-bes-uhnt ]
/ təˈbɛs ənt /
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adjective
wasting away; becoming emaciated or consumed.
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Origin of tabescent
OTHER WORDS FROM tabescent
ta·bes·cence, nounWords nearby tabescent
tabernacle, tabernacle frame, tabernacle mirror, Tabernacles, tabes, tabescent, tabes dorsalis, tabetic, tab-hang, tabi, tabinet
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British Dictionary definitions for tabescent
tabescent
/ (təˈbɛsənt) /
adjective
progressively emaciating; wasting away
of, relating to, or having tabes
Derived forms of tabescent
tabescence, nounWord Origin for tabescent
C19: from Latin tābēscere, from tabes
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