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TABID
Etymology
From Latin tabidus, from tabere ‘waste, melt’.
Adjective
tabid (comparative more tabid, superlative most tabid)
(medicine) Pertaining to tabes.
Wasting away, declining.
Source: Wiktionary
Tab"id, a. [L. tabidus: cf. F. tabide. See Tabes.] (Med.)
Definition: Affected by tabes; tabetic.
In tabid persons, milk is the bset restorative. Arbuthnot.
– Tab"id*ly, adv. -- Tab"id*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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