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—tabescence, n./teuh bes"euhnt/, adj.wasting away; becoming emaciated or consumed.[1885-90; < L tabescent- (s. of tabescens), prp. of tabescere to waste away. See TABES, -ESCENT]
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Tabescent — Ta*bes cent, a. [L. tabescens wasting, p. pr. of tabescere.] Withering, or wasting away. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tabescent — adjective see tabes * * * tabescent, a. (təˈbɛsənt) [ad. L. tābēscentem, pr. pple. of tābēscĕre, inceptive of tābēre to waste away: see escent.] Wasting away. in Billings Nat. Med. Dict. in Syd. Soc. Lex. So taˈbescence, emaciation. in Billings … Useful english dictionary
tabescent — adjective Wasting away, or becoming emaciated. See Also: tabescence … Wiktionary
tabescent — Characteristic of tabes. [L. tabesco, to waste away, fr. tabes, a wasting away] * * * ta·bes·cent (tə besґənt) [L. tabescere to waste away] wasting away; see wasting … Medical dictionary
tabescent — adj. wasting away, becoming emaciated … English contemporary dictionary
tabescent — ta·bes·cent … English syllables
tabescent — /təˈbɛsənt/ (say tuh besuhnt) adjective wasting away. {Latin tābescens, present participle} –tabescence, noun …
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tabescence — See tabescent. * * * … Universalium
contraction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Shrinking Nouns 1. (becoming smaller) contraction, reduction, diminution; decrease; shrinking, shriveling, atrophy, astringency; emaciation, attenuation, consumption, tabescence; abbreviation. See… … English dictionary for students
