tabes (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[tabes 词源字典]
"emaciation," 1650s, medical Latin, from Latin tabes "a melting, wasting away, putrefaction," from tabere "to melt, waste away, be consumed," from PIE *ta- "to melt, dissolve" (see thaw (v.)).[tabes etymology, tabes origin, 英语词源]