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involution
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involution

in·vo·lu·tion [ ìnvə lsh'n ] (plural in·vo·lu·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. complication: an act of making something complicated or intricate, or the condition of being complicated or intricate

2. something complex: something complicated or intricate

3. involute part: an involute part or structure

4. physiology decline in function: a decline or degeneration in the physiological function of an organ

5. physiology decrease in size: a return to normal size of a body or body part after expansion

6. mathematics raising of quantity to power: the algebraic operation of raising a number, variable, or expression to a specified positive integral power, xn.
See also  evolution (sense 6)


7. grammar complex grammatical structure: a complicated grammatical construction

8. biology developmental process forming tube: the process by which some cells grow inward over the edge of an organ or part until they rejoin the structure to form a tube. The bladder is formed by involution.


in·vo·lu·tion·al adjective
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