(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:37:52

Ka*tab"o*lism (?), n. [Gr. down + to throw.] Physiol.

Destructive or downward metabolism; regressive metamorphism; -- opposed to anabolism. See Disassimilation.

 

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