ănăbăsĭs, is, f., = ἀνάβασις,
a plant , horse-tail : equisetum, Linn.; Plin. 26, 7, 20, § 36; 26, 13, 83, § 133.
·noun The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation. II. Anabasis ·noun A journey or ex...
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