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catabasis [kəˈtæbəsɪs]
n pl -ses [-ˌsiːz] 1. a descent or downward movement 2. (Medicine / Pathology) the decline of a disease catabatic [ˌkætəˈbætɪk] adj catabasis the tapering-off of a disease. — catabatic, adj. See also: Disease and Illnessanabasis, catabasis - An anabasis is a military expedition and a catabasis is the retreat of an army. See also related terms for retreat. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Death is so pervasive a theme at the Cena that Bodel likens Trimalchio's house to an underworld populated by dead ex-slaves, a place that Encolpius and the others enter 'as if on a catabasis. |
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