• (a.) Of or pertaining to tabes; of the nature of tabes; affected with tabes; tabid. • (n.) One affected with tabes.
Ta·bet'ic adjective (Medicine) Of or pertaining to tabes; of the nature of tabes; affected with tabes; tabid. -- noun One affected with tabes. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: ta-bet′ik Definitions: 1. Relating to or suffering from tabes, especially tabes dorsalis. Synonyms: tabic, tabid
tabetic, tabic, tabid A reference to or descriptive of being affected with tabes.