tabescent

== English == === Etymology === From Latin tabescens, present participle of tabescere. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛsənt === Adjective === tabescent (comparative more tabescent, superlative most tabescent) Wasting away, or becoming emaciated. [from 19th c.] ==== Related terms ==== tabescence == Latin == === Verb === tābēscent third-person plural future active indicative of tābēscō