catabasis

[ kuh-tab-uh-sis ]

noun

, plural ca·tab·a·ses [k, uh, -, tab, -, uh, -seez].

1. katabasis.

catabasis

/ ˌkætəˈbætɪk; kəˈtæbəsɪs /

noun

1. a descent or downward movement
2. the decline of a disease

Derived Forms

• catabatic, adjective