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TABES DORSALIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tabes dorsalis mean? 

TABES DORSALIS (noun)
  The noun TABES DORSALIS has 1 sense:

1. 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 impotenceplay

  Familiarity information: TABES DORSALIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TABES DORSALIS (noun)


Sense 1

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

locomotor ataxia; tabes dorsalis

Hypernyms ("tabes dorsalis" is a kind of...):

neurosyphilis (syphilis of the central nervous system)


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