tabes

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In certain diseases, especially tabes, the pupils do not respond to light stimuli, but accommodate themselves to objects.

From Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso by Lombroso, Gina

The lessons differ only in detail from those given in the list under tabes.

From Fat and Blood An Essay on the Treatment of Certain Forms of Neurasthenia and Hysteria by Mitchell, John K.

The work of Flexner and Noguchi on paresis and tabes dorsalis show that always in such afflictions the tissues of the central nervous system have been invaded by the parasite.

From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Guyer, Michael F.

Neuro-Arthropathies.—Charcot's disease is usually met with in men over thirty who suffer from tabes dorsalis.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

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