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tabetic
[ tuh-bet-ik ]
/ təˈbɛt ɪk /
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adjective
Also tab·id [tab-id]. /ˈtæb ɪd/. pertaining to or affected with tabes.
noun
a person affected with tabes.
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OTHER WORDS FROM tabetic
post·ta·bet·ic, adjectiveWords nearby tabetic
Tabernacles, tabes, tabescent, tabes dorsalis, tabes mesenterica, tabetic, tabetic arthropathy, tabetiform, tab-hang, tabi, tabinet
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How to use tabetic in a sentence
The freedom with which a tabetic patient will allow his disorganised joint to be handled requires to be seen to be appreciated.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesTrue tabetic crises yield more readily to ordinary anodyne drugs than do these pseudo-crises.
Psychotherapy|James J. WalshA German professor wished to demonstrate to his class the varying inco-ordination of a series of tabetic patients.
Psychotherapy|James J. WalshThis patient was tabetic and sustained a spontaneous fracture of the femur.