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tabetic

American  
[tuh-bet-ik] / təˈbɛt ɪk /

adjective

  1. Also tabid pertaining to or affected with tabes.


noun

  1. a person affected with tabes.

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of tabetic

tabe(s) + -tic

Example Sentences

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

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

Various types are met with; they are known according to their cause, as static, congenital, traumatic, paralytic, rachitic, rheumatic, arthritic, gonorrhœal, and tabetic.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

True tabetic crises yield more readily to ordinary anodyne drugs than do these pseudo-crises.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

The freedom with which a tabetic patient will allow his disorganised joint to be handled requires to be seen to be appreciated.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

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