Tabes
Pronunciation : Ta"bes (ta"bez), n. [L.
Part of Speech : a
Definition : Defn: Progressive emaciation of the body, accompanied with hectic fever, with no well-marked local symptoms.
Tabes dorsalis (d?r*sa"lis) [NL., tabes of the back], locomotor ataxia; -- sometimes called simply tabes. -- Tabes mesenterica [NL., mesenteric tabes], a wasting disease of childhood characterized by chronic inflammation of the lymphatic glands of the mesentery, attended with caseous degeneration.
wasting disease.] (Med.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913