Tabes Dorsalis (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Pathology.
  1. syphilis of the spinal cord and its appendages, characterized by shooting pains and other sensory disturbances, and, in the later stages, by paralysis.
noun
  1. 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
Tabes Dorsalis (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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