tabetic


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ta·bes

 (tā′bēz)
n. pl. tabes
1. Progressive bodily wasting or emaciation.
2. Tabes dorsalis.
[Latin tābēs.]
ta·bet′ic (tə-bĕt′ĭk) adj.
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ta·bet·ic

a. tabético-a, rel. a tabes o que padece de éste.
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