ta·bes·cent (t -b s nt)adj. Progressively wasting away. [Latin t  b scns, tbscent-, present participle of tbscere, to waste away, inchoative of tbre, from tbs, a wasting away.]ta·bes cence n. |
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, Decaying2. the condition of being wasted or in decay, especially as a gradual process. — tabescent, adj.
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 Illness2. the condition of being wasted or in decay, especially as a gradual process. — tabescent, adj.
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