tabes dorsalis
noun
tabes dor·sa·lis
-dȯr-ˈsa-ləs
-ˈsā-
-ˈsä-
: a syphilitic disorder of the nervous system marked by wasting, pain, limb weakness, ataxia, and disorders of sensation and vision resulting from degeneration of the spinal cord
called also locomotor ataxia
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