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tabes vs wasting

wasting vs tabes

tabes and wasting both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tabes Yes No No No
wasting Yes No No No
As nouns, wasting is a hypernym of tabes; that is, wasting is a word with a broader meaning than tabes:
  • tabes: wasting of the body during a chronic disease
  • wasting: a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
Other hypernyms of tabes include atrophy, wasting away.
tabes (noun) wasting (noun)
wasting of the body during a chronic disease a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
Difference between tabes and wasting

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