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noun
tabes of the back; a degeneration of the sensory neurons of the spinal cord carrying afferent information.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
neurosyphilis in the form of such degeneration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, often, uncountable
Qualifier: more specifically
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
syphilis of the spinal cord characterized by degeneration of sensory neurons and stabbing pains in the trunk and legs and unsteady gait and incontinence and impotence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: locomotor ataxia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: neurosyphilis
History
From tabes + dorsalis, "tabes of the back".
Across languages
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