tabes dorsalis

noun

tabes dor·sa·lis | \ -dȯr-ˈsa-ləs

, -ˈsā-, -ˈsä- \

Definition of tabes dorsalis

: a syphilitic disorder of the nervous system marked by wasting, pain, limb weakness, ataxia, and disorders of sensation and vision resulting from degeneration of the spinal cord

— called also locomotor ataxia

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Recent Examples on the Web Manet was suffering from tabes dorsalis, the degeneration of nerves in the dorsal column of his spinal cord, a primary symptom of which was locomotor ataxia. — Colin B. Bailey, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2020

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tabes dorsalis

noun

tabes dor·sa·lis | \ -dȯr-ˈsā-ləs

, -ˈsal-əs

Medical Definition of tabes dorsalis

: a syphilitic disorder that involves the dorsal horns of the spinal cord and the sensory nerve trunks and that is marked by wasting, pain, lack of coordination of voluntary movements and reflexes, and disorders of sensation, nutrition, and vision

— called also locomotor ataxia