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tabes

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
tabes /ˈtābēz, ˈteɪbiz /
▸ noun Medicine emaciation. See also tabes dorsalis.
– DERIVATIVES
tabetic /təˈbetik/ adjective
– ORIGIN late 16th century : from Latin, literally ‘wasting away’.