Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tabes

/ˈteɪbiːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: tabes
IPA: /ˈteɪbiːz/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of slow bodily wasting or emaciating disease, often accompanying a chronic disease.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A kind of slow bodily wasting or emaciating disease, often accompanying a chronic disease.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tābēs.

Usage

Derived Forms

craniotabes pseudotabes tabetiform tabic tabid

Phrases

tabes dorsalis tabes mesenterica

Rhymes With

scabies babies rabies antirabies

Questions

How do you pronounce tabes?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈteɪbiːz/.
What does tabes mean?: A kind of slow bodily wasting or emaciating disease, often accompanying a chronic disease.
Where does tabes come from?: Borrowed from Latin tābēs.

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