catabasis

[ kuh-tab-uh-sis ]

noun,plural ca·tab·a·ses

[kuh-tab-uh-seez]. /kəˈtæb əˌsiz/.

katabasis.

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British Dictionary definitions for catabasis

catabasis

/ (kəˈtæbəsɪs) /

nounplural -ses (-ˌsiːz)

a descent or downward movement
the decline of a disease

Derived forms of catabasis

catabatic (ˌkætəˈbætɪk), adjective

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