\A*nab"a*sis\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to go up; ? up + ? to
go.]
1. A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of
   the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon
   in his work called ``The Anabasis.''
         The anabasis of Napoleon.             --De Quincey.
2. (Med.) The first period, or increase, of a disease;
   augmentation. [Obs.]