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ta⋅bet⋅ic

  [tuh-bet-ik] Pathology
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–adjective
1. Also, tab⋅id  [tab-id] . pertaining to or affected with tabes.
–noun
2. a person affected with tabes.
Origin:
tabe(s) + -tic
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ta·bes   (tā'bēz)   
n.   pl. tabes

  1. Progressive bodily wasting or emaciation.

  2. Tabes dorsalis.


[Latin tābēs.]
ta·bet'ic (tə-bět'ĭk) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1ta·bet·ic
Pronunciation: t&-'bet-ik
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or affected with tabes and especiallytabes dorsalis <tabetic pains> tabetic joint>

Main Entry: 2tabetic
Function: noun
: an individual affected with tabes dorsalis
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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