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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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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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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Example sentences from the Web for tabetic
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.