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tabescent

American  
[tuh-bes-uhnt] / təˈbɛs ənt /

adjective

  1. wasting away; becoming emaciated or consumed.

tabescent British  
/ təˈbɛsənt /

adjective

  1. progressively emaciating; wasting away

  2. of, relating to, or having tabes

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Other Word Forms

  • tabescence noun

Etymology

Origin of tabescent

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

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