tabes dorsalis
tabes dorsalis · tabes dorsales
Tabes of the back; a degeneration of the sensory neurons of the spinal cord carrying…Tabes of the back; a degeneration of the sensory neurons of the spinal cord carrying afferent information.
/ˈteɪbiːz dɔːˈseɪlɪs/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Tabes of the back; a degeneration of the sensory neurons of the spinal cord carrying afferent information.
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
(countable, often, uncountable)Neurosyphilis in the form of such degeneration.
Origin
From tabes + dorsalis, "tabes of the back".From tabes + dorsalis, "tabes of the back".
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Forms
plural: tabes dorsales| Singular | tabes dorsalis |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:locomotor ataxia
Lessons for this word
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