catabasis

[ kuh-tab-uh-sis ]
/ kəˈtæb ə sɪs /

noun, plural ca·tab·a·ses [kuh-tab-uh-seez] /kəˈtæb əˌsiz/.

British Dictionary definitions for catabasis

catabasis
/ (kəˈtæbəsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)

a descent or downward movement
the decline of a disease

Derived forms of catabasis

catabatic (ˌkætəˈbætɪk), adjective