tabes dor·sa·lis (dôr-s  l s, -s ls)n. A late form of syphilis resulting in a hardening of the dorsal columns of the spinal cord and marked by shooting pains, emaciation, loss of muscular coordination, and disturbances of sensation and digestion. Also called locomotor ataxia. [New Latin t b s dorslis : Latin tbs, tabes + Late Latin dorslis, dorsal.] |
tabes dorsalis [dɔːˈsɑːlɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a form of late syphilis that attacks the spinal cord causing degeneration of the nerve fibres, pains in the legs, paralysis of the leg muscles, acute abdominal pain, etc. Also called locomotor ataxia
[New Latin, literally: tabes of the back; see tabes, dorsal]
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| Noun | 1. | tabes dorsalis - 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 neurosyphilis - syphilis of the central nervous system |
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