tabefaction
1Tabefaction — Tab e*fac tion, n. [See {Tabefy}.] A wasting away; a gradual losing of flesh by disease. [1913 Webster] …
2tabefaction — /tab i fakˈshən/ (pathology; rare) noun Wasting away, emaciation ORIGIN: L tābēs wasting away, and facere to do • • • tabˈefy transitive verb and intransitive verb …
3tabefaction — noun A gradual loss of flesh due to disease …
4tabefaction — n. Emaciation (by tabes), wasting away …
5tabefaction — n. emaciation …
6ta|bes|cence — «tuh BEHS uhns», noun. = tabefaction. (Cf. ↑tabefaction) …
7Contraction — (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 …
8emaciation — n. Leanness, lankness, meagreness, wasting away, pining away, tabes, tabefaction …
9tabefy — tabˈefy transitive verb and intransitive verb • • • Main Entry: ↑tabefaction …
