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tabetic

[ tuh-bet-ik ]
/ təˈbɛt ɪk /
Pathology
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adjective

Also tab·id [tab-id] /ˈtæb ɪd/. pertaining to or affected with tabes.

noun

a person affected with tabes.

Nearby words

  1. tabernacles, feast of,
  2. tabes,
  3. tabes dorsalis,
  4. tabes mesenterica,
  5. tabescent,
  6. tabetic arthropathy,
  7. tabetiform,
  8. tabi,
  9. tabid,
  10. tabinet

Origin of tabetic

tabe(s) + -tic
Related formspost·ta·bet·ic, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for tabetic

  • A German professor wished to demonstrate to his class the varying inco-ordination of a series of tabetic patients.

    Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh

  • This patient was tabetic and sustained a spontaneous fracture of the femur.

    A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

  • 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 Miles