paracmasis


par·ac·me

(par-ak'mē), 1. The stage of subsidence of a fever. 2. The period of life beyond the prime; the decline or stage of involution of an organism. Synonym(s): paracmasis [G. the point at which the prime is past; fr. para, beyond, + akmē, highest point, prime]

paracmasis

An obsolete term for:
(1) Resolution, as in the resolution stage of a disease; 
(2) Involution, a period of decline or decay.