Synonyms & related words for tabescence

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of tabescence. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to tabescence

Explore words related to tabescence — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include tabescent, emaciated, malnourished, gaunt, emaciation, unnourished, underfed, gauntness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does tabescence come from?

The word tabescence breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: tab, from Latin tabere (“to waste away, melt”); -esc, from Latin -escere (“to begin to (inchoative)”); and -ence, from Latin -entia (“state, quality”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.