tabefactionn.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
The action or process of tabefying; the wasting away or consumption of the body.
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1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Tabefaction, a melting, corrupting, or consuming [1706 (ed. 6) adds or wasting away].
1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II Tabefaction, emaciation.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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