tabes

tabes /ta·bes/ (ta´bēz)

1. wasting of the body or a part of it.

2. t. dorsalis.

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tabes dorsa´lis  parenchymatous neurosyphilis marked by degeneration of the posterior columns and posterior roots and ganglion of the spinal cord, with muscular incoordination, paroxysms of intense pain, visceral crises, disturbances of sensation, and various trophic disturbances, especially of bones and joints.

tabes mesente´rica  tuberculosis of mesenteric glands in children.

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ta·bes (tbz)

n. pl. tabes

1. Progressive bodily wasting or emaciation.

2. Tabes dorsalis.

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ta·bescence (t-bsns) n.

ta·bescent adj.

ta·betic (t-btk) adj.

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tabes

[tā′bēz]

Etymology: L, tabes, wasting

a gradual, progressive wasting of the body in any chronic disease.

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tabes,

n a gradual, progressive wasting of the body in any chronic disease.

tabes dorsalis

n a form of neurosyphilis in which degeneration in the posterior roots of the spinal nerves and posterior column of the spinal cord exists. Manifestations include pain and paresthesia of the trunk, hands, and feet, abdominal pain crises, ataxia, Argyll Robertson pupil, atrophy of the optic nerve, and Charcot's joint.

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tabes

any wasting of the body; progressive atrophy of the body or a part of it.