tabes dorsalis

1. 1.

   syphilis of the spinal cord characterized by degeneration of sensory neurons and stabbing pains in the trunk and legs and unsteady gait and incontinence and impotence

   Synonymslocomotor ataxia

   Broaderneurosyphilis

Questions about tabes dorsalis

What does tabes dorsalis mean?

tabes dorsalis means "syphilis of the spinal cord characterized by degeneration of sensory neurons and stabbing pains in the trunk and legs and unsteady gait and incontinence and impotence".

What is another word for tabes dorsalis?

Close synonyms include locomotor ataxia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tabes dorsalis a common word?

tabes dorsalis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.