involution

[ in-vuh-loo-shuhn ]
/ ˌɪn vəˈlu ʃən /
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noun

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Origin of involution

First recorded in 1605–15, involution is from the Medieval Latin word involūtiōn- (stem of involūtiō). See involute, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM involution

su·per·in·vo·lu·tion, noun

Words nearby involution

involuntary muscle, involute, involuted, involute gear, involute teeth, involution, involutional, involutional melancholia, involutional psychosis, involve, involved
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Words related to involution

braid, tendril, rotation, wheeling, volution, twine, convolution, lap, ring, twirl, spiral, scroll, twist, turn, bight, gyration, whorl, wind, circle, roll

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British Dictionary definitions for involution

involution
/ (ˌɪnvəˈluːʃən) /

noun

Derived forms of involution

involutional, adjective
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Medical definitions for involution

involution
[ ĭn′və-lōō′shən ]

n.

A decrease in size of an organ, as of the uterus following childbirth.
The ingrowth and curling inward of a group of cells, as in the formation of a gastrula from a blastula.
A progressive decline or degeneration of normal physiological functioning occurring as a result of the aging process.catagenesis

Other words from involution

in′vo•lu′tion•al adj.
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Scientific definitions for involution

involution
[ ĭn′və-lōō′shən ]

A mathematical operation, such as negation, which, when applied to itself, returns the original number.
The ingrowth and curling inward of a group of cells, as in the formation of a gastrula from a blastula.
A decrease in size of an organ, as of the uterus following childbirth.
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