tabes dorsalis
[ dawr-sal-is, -sey-lis ]
/ dɔrˈsæl ɪs, -ˈseɪ lɪs /
noun Pathology.
syphilis of the spinal cord and its appendages, characterized by shooting pains and other sensory disturbances, and, in the later stages, by paralysis.
Also called
locomotor ataxia.
Origin of tabes dorsalis
1675–85; < New Latin
tābēs dorsālis literally, tabes of the back; see
dorsal1
Words nearby tabes dorsalis
tabernacle,
tabernacle frame,
tabernacle mirror,
tabernacles,
tabes,
tabes dorsalis,
tabes mesenterica,
tabescent,
tabetic,
tabetic arthropathy,
tabetiform
British Dictionary definitions for tabes dorsalis
tabes dorsalis
/ (dɔːˈsɑːlɪs) /
noun
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
Word Origin for tabes dorsalis
New Latin, literally: tabes of the back; see
tabes,
dorsal
Medical definitions for tabes dorsalis
tabes dorsalis
[ dôr-sā′lĭs, -săl′ĭs ]
n.
A late form of syphilis resulting in hardening of the dorsal columns of the spinal cord and characterized by shooting pains, emaciation, loss of muscular coordination, and disturbances of sensation and digestion.
Duchenne's disease locomotor ataxia spinal atrophy