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Noun: tabes dorsalis
  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
    "The patient with tabes dorsalis struggled with maintaining balance while walking";
    - locomotor ataxia

Type of: neurosyphilis

Encyclopedia: Tabes dorsalis