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tabes dorsalis

/ˈteɪbiːz dɔːˈseɪlɪs/

tabes dorsalis noun: tabes of the back; a degeneration of the sensory neurons of the spinal cord carrying afferent information.

Noun

tabes dorsalis (countable and uncountable, plural tabes dorsales)

  1. tabes of the back; a degeneration of the sensory neurons of the spinal cord carrying afferent information.
  2. (often, more specifically) neurosyphilis in the form of such degeneration.
    • Malcolm X: the death of terminal fibrillation, as elegant as the trembling of hands in tabes dorsalis [...].1970, JG Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition
    • [I told her] of patients with neurosyphilis, tabes dorsalis, who had similar symptoms, but confined to the legs.1984, Oliver Sacks, “The Disembodied Lady”, chapter 3 in The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Reset 2007), page 51

tabes dorsalis meaning in Tamil

tabes dorsalis in Tamil

டிரிப்பனீமாபெல்லீட நோய், தண்டுவட கிரந்தி, தண்டுவடபின்திசு அழிவு நோய், முதுகு நரம்புத்தடத்தேய்வு

Synonyms of tabes dorsalis

Forms of tabes dorsalis

pluraltabes dorsales

Origin of tabes dorsalis

From tabes + dorsalis, "tabes of the back".

Questions about tabes dorsalis

What does tabes dorsalis mean?
Tabes dorsalis means tabes of the back; a degeneration of the sensory neurons of the spinal cord carrying afferent information.
What is tabes dorsalis in Tamil?
Tabes dorsalis in Tamil is டிரிப்பனீமாபெல்லீட நோய், தண்டுவட கிரந்தி, தண்டுவடபின்திசு அழிவு நோய். See Tabes dorsalis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tabes dorsalis?
Tabes dorsalis is a noun.
How do you pronounce tabes dorsalis?
Tabes dorsalis is pronounced /ˈteɪbiːz dɔːˈseɪlɪs/.
What is the plural of tabes dorsalis?
The plural of tabes dorsalis is tabes dorsales.

Words near tabes dorsalis in the dictionary

  1. tabernas
  2. tabers
  3. tabersonine
  4. tabes
  5. tabes dorsales
  6. tabes dorsalis
  7. tabes mesenterica
  8. tabescence
  9. tabescent
  10. Tabesna
  11. Tabetha

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