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tabes

ta·bes [ ˈtā-(ˌ)bēz]

tabes

noun

[ˈtā-(ˌ)bēz]

plural tabes

Definition of tabes

: wasting accompanying a chronic disease

Other Words from tabes

tabetic \ tə-ˈbe-tik \ adjective or noun

First Known Use of tabes

1651, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for tabes

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

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