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Webster 1913 Edition
Katabolism
Ka-tab′o-lism
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] down + [GREEK] to throw.]
(Physiol.)
Destructive or downward metabolism; regressive metamorphism; same as
catabolism
(now the more common spelling); – opposed to anabolism
. See Disassimilation
.