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tabes vs wasting away

wasting away vs tabes

tabes and wasting away both are nouns.

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

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