# tabes dorsalis

> slow degeneration (specifically, demyelination) of the neural tracts primarily in the dorsal columns (posterior columns) of the spinal cord (the portion closest to the back of the body) and dorsal roots

**Wikidata**: [Q2583311](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2583311)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabes_dorsalis)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/tabes-dorsalis


## References

1. Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29
2. Disease Ontology
3. Nuovo soggettario
4. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
5. [Identifiers.org](https://registry.identifiers.org/registry/doid)
6. UMLS 2023