tabesEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishtabes /ˈteɪbiːz / ▸ noun [mass noun] Medicine emaciation. See also tabes dorsalis – DERIVATIVES tabetic /təˈbɛtɪk/ adjective– ORIGIN late 16th century: from Latin, literally ‘wasting away’.
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