tabes dorsalis

Etymology
From tabes + dorsalis, "tabes of the back".

Noun

 * 1)  tabes of the back; a degeneration of the sensory neurons of the spinal cord carrying afferent information.
 * 2)  neurosyphilis in the form of such degeneration.
 * 3) * 1984,, “The Disembodied Lady”, chapter 3 in  (Reset 2007), page 51:
 * [I told her] of patients with neurosyphilis, tabes dorsalis, who had similar symptoms, but confined to the legs.
 * [I told her] of patients with neurosyphilis, tabes dorsalis, who had similar symptoms, but confined to the legs.

Translations

 * Japanese: 脊髄癆