involution
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Definition of involution
1a(1) : the act or an instance of enfolding or entangling : involvement
(2) : an involved grammatical construction usually characterized by the insertion of clauses between the subject and predicate
b : complexity, intricacy
2 : exponentiation
3a : an inward curvature or penetration
b : the formation of a gastrula by ingrowth of cells formed at the dorsal lip
4 : a shrinking or return to a former size
5 : the regressive alterations of a body or its parts characteristic of the aging process skeletal involution due to loss of estrogens at menopause
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adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms for involution
Synonyms
complexity, complexness, complicatedness, complication, elaborateness, intricacy, intricateness, knottiness, sophistication
Antonyms
plainness, simpleness, simplicity
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involution
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Medical Definition of involution
1a : an inward curvature or penetration
b : the formation of a gastrula by ingrowth of cells formed at the dorsal lip
2 : a shrinking or return to a former size involution of the uterus after pregnancy
3 : the regressive alterations of a body or its parts characteristic of the aging process specifically : decline marked by a decrease of bodily vigor and in women by menopause
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