catábase

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κατάβασις (katábasis, “a going down, a descent”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈta.ba.zi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈta.ba.ze/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈta.bɐ.zɨ/ [kɐˈta.βɐ.zɨ]

  • Hyphenation: ca‧tá‧ba‧se

Noun

catábase f (plural catábases)

  1. (medicine) remission (the stage of a disease during which symptoms decrease)
  2. decay; catabasis

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