tabescence

ta·bes·cent  (t-bsnt)

adj.

Progressively wasting away.

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[Latin tbscns, tbscent-, present participle of tbscere, to waste away, inchoative of tbre, from tbs, a wasting away.]

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ta·bescence n.

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tabescence

1. the process of emaciation or wasting of the body.
2. the condition of being wasted or in decay, especially as a gradual process. — tabescent, adj.

See also: Body, Human, Decaying

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1. the process of emaciation or wasting of the body.
2. the condition of being wasted or in decay, especially as a gradual process. — tabescent, adj.

See also: Disease and Illness