tabes
Americannoun
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a wasting of a bodily organ or part
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short for tabes dorsalis
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of tabes
1645–55; < Latin tābēs wasting, decay, akin to tābēre to waste away
Example Sentences
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As to the pains and bowel and bladder disturbances, their handling will be discussed in considering the treatment of the next or middle stage of tabes.
From Fat and Blood An Essay on the Treatment of Certain Forms of Neurasthenia and Hysteria by Mitchell, John K.
The work of Flexner and Noguchi on paresis and tabes dorsalis show that always in such afflictions the tissues of the central nervous system have been invaded by the parasite.
From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Guyer, Michael F.
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
This is seriously disturbed by the degeneration in tabes.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
This is one of the first symptoms of tabes.
From Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso by Lombroso, Gina
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