tabescent

[ tuh-bes-uh nt ]
/ təˈbɛs ənt /

adjective

wasting away; becoming emaciated or consumed.

Origin of tabescent

1885–90; < Latin tābēscent- (stem of tābēscēns), present participle of tābēscere to waste away. See tabes, -escent

OTHER WORDS FROM tabescent

ta·bes·cence, noun

Words nearby tabescent

tabernacle mirror, tabernacles, tabes, tabes dorsalis, tabes mesenterica, tabescent, tabetic, tabetic arthropathy, tabetiform, tabi, tabinet

British Dictionary definitions for tabescent

tabescent
/ (təˈbɛsənt) /

adjective

progressively emaciating; wasting away
of, relating to, or having tabes

Derived forms of tabescent

tabescence, noun

Word Origin for tabescent

C19: from Latin tābēscere, from tabes