Definitions:

1. A kind of slow bodily wasting or emaciating disease, often accompanying a chronic disease. NOUN
   • Despite modern medical advancements, tabes remains a rare but devastating disease, reminding us of the enduring power of infectious agents.
2. A medical term referring to the progressive wasting and weakening of the body or a part of the body, typically due to a chronic disease. NOUN
   • The relentless tabes consumed his body, leaving him weakened and emaciated.
3. Progressive emaciation of the body, accompanied with hectic fever with no well-known logical symptoms. NOUN
   • The tabes epidemic in the late 19th century raised concerns about the spread of infectious diseases.

Synonyms:

• emaciation
• starvation
• wasting