RETROGRESSION

regression, regress, reversion, retrogression, retroversion

(noun) returning to a former state

degeneration, retrogression

(noun) passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

retrogression (countable and uncountable, plural retrogressions)

A deterioration or decline to a previous state.

(biology) A return to a less complex condition.

Source: Wiktionary

Re`tro*gres"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. rétrogression. See Retrograde, and cf. Digression.]

1. The act of retrograding, or going backward; retrogradation.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: Backward development; a passing from a higher to a lower state of organization or structure, as when an animal, approaching maturity, becomes less highly organized than would be expected from its earlier stages or known relationship. Called also retrograde development, and regressive metamorphism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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