tabefaction
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Tabefaction — Tab e*fac tion, n. [See {Tabefy}.] A wasting away; a gradual losing of flesh by disease. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tabefaction — /tab i fakˈshən/ (pathology; rare) noun Wasting away, emaciation ORIGIN: L tābēs wasting away, and facere to do • • • tabˈefy transitive verb and intransitive verb … Useful english dictionary
tabefaction — n. Emaciation (by tabes), wasting away … New dictionary of synonyms
tabefaction — n. emaciation … Dictionary of difficult words
ta|bes|cence — «tuh BEHS uhns», noun. = tabefaction. (Cf. ↑tabefaction) … Useful english dictionary
Contraction — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Contraction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 contraction contraction reduction diminution Sgm: N 1 decrease decrease &c. 36 of size Sgm: N 1 defalcation defalcation decrement Sgm: N 1 lessening … English dictionary for students
emaciation — n. Leanness, lankness, meagreness, wasting away, pining away, tabes, tabefaction … New dictionary of synonyms
tabefy — tabˈefy transitive verb and intransitive verb • • • Main Entry: ↑tabefaction … Useful english dictionary
