atrophy vs tabes

atrophy and tabes both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
atrophy	Yes	No	Yes	No
tabes	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tabes is a hyponym of atrophy; that is, tabes is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than atrophy:

Other hyponyms of atrophy include amyotrophia, amyotrophy, kraurosis.

atrophy (noun)	tabes (noun)
any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)	wasting of the body during a chronic disease
a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

atrophy (verb)	tabes (verb)
undergo atrophy