Category:Tabes

Ta"bes (ta"bez), n. [l., a wasting disease.] (med.)

Defn: progressive emaciation of the body, accompanied with hectic Fever, with no well-marked local symptoms.

Tabes dorsalis (dôr*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.