TABES


Meaning of TABES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtā-(ˌ)bēz ]

noun

( plural tabes )

Etymology: Latin, wasting disease, decay, from tabēre to decay — more at thaw

Date: 1651

: wasting accompanying a chronic disease

• ta·bet·ic tə-ˈbe-tik adjective or noun

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