Synonyms for tabes
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A kind of slow bodily wasting or emaciating disease, often accompanying a chronic disease.
Related words
- Word family
- tabid
- Phrases
- tabes dorsalis
Example sentences
- consumption One man's consumption becomes his neighbor's wish.
- wasting Let's stop wasting time and get on with this work.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| tabes | falling | |
| consumption | falling | |
| wasting | rising | |
| emaciation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- wasting2
- 10 letters
- emaciation
- 11 letters
- consumption3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wasting2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- tabès