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ta'bes dor•sal'is
Pronunciation: (dôr-sal'is, -sā'lis), [key] Pathol.
syphilis of the spinal cord and its appendages, characterized by shooting pains and other sensory disturbances, and, in the later stages, by paralysis. Also called
locomotor ataxia. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.