a. [ad. L. tābēscent-em, pr. pple. of tābēscĕre, inceptive of tābēre to waste away: see -ESCENT.] Wasting away.

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1890.  in Billings, Nat. Med. Dict.

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1898.  in Syd. Soc. Lex.

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  So Tabescence, emaciation.

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1890.  in Billings.

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