tabes dorsalis

tabes dor·sa·lis  (dôr-sls, -sls)

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.

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[New Latin tbs dorslis : Latin tbs, tabes + Late Latin dorslis, 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 locomotor ataxia neurosyphilis - syphilis of the central nervous system