tabetic

[ tuh-bet-ik ]
/ təˈbɛt ɪk /
Pathology

adjective

Also tab·id [tab-id] /ˈtæb ɪd/. pertaining to or affected with tabes.

noun

a person affected with tabes.

Origin of tabetic

OTHER WORDS FROM tabetic

post·ta·bet·ic, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for tabetic

  • A German professor wished to demonstrate to his class the varying inco-ordination of a series of tabetic patients.

    Psychotherapy |James J. Walsh
  • This patient was tabetic and sustained a spontaneous fracture of the femur.

  • The freedom with which a tabetic patient will allow his disorganised joint to be handled requires to be seen to be appreciated.

    Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles