tabes

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In para-syphilitic lesions such as general paralysis and tabes a positive reaction is almost always present.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

Laryngeal crises of tabes might, because of their sudden onset, be thought due to foreign body.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

There is no doubt, for instance, that certain cases of intractable dyspepsia are associated with tabes and that in nearly the same way obstinate constipation frequently develops.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

Lucan seems to have described this serpent in the following lines: Hic, quæ prima caput movit de pulvere tabes Aspida somniferum tumida cervice levârit.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

The wounds heal well, but the victims of tabes are unfavourable subjects for operative interference, on account of their liability to intercurrent complications.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis