tabes

‖n. [ L., a wasting disease. ] (Med.) Progressive emaciation of the body, accompanied with hectic fever, with no well-marked local symptoms. [ 1913 Webster ]

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Tabes dorsalis ety>[ NL., tabes of the back ], locomotor ataxia; -- sometimes called simply tabes. -- ‖
Tabes mesenterica ety>[ NL., mesenteric tabes ], a wasting disease of childhood characterized by chronic inflammation of the lymphatic glands of the mesentery, attended with caseous degeneration. [ 1913 Webster ]