tabetic
[ tuh-bet-ik ]
adjective
Also tab·id [tab-id]. /ˈtæb ɪd/. pertaining to or affected with tabes.
noun
a person affected with tabes.
Origin of tabetic
1Other words from tabetic
- post·ta·bet·ic, adjective
Words Nearby tabetic
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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.
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