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tabefaction

tabefaction noun: a gradual loss of flesh due to disease.

Noun

tabefaction (countable and uncountable, plural tabefactions)

  1. (archaic) A gradual loss of flesh due to disease.

Forms of tabefaction

pluraltabefactions

Questions about tabefaction

What does tabefaction mean?
Tabefaction means a gradual loss of flesh due to disease.
What part of speech is tabefaction?
Tabefaction is a noun.
What is the plural of tabefaction?
The plural of tabefaction is tabefactions.

Words near tabefaction in the dictionary

  1. tabbyhood
  2. tabbying
  3. tabbyite
  4. tabebuia
  5. tabebuias
  6. tabefaction
  7. tabefactions
  8. tabefied
  9. tabefies
  10. tabefy
  11. tabefying

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