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involution

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reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)

Other meanings

2. noun

a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction

3. noun

marked by elaborately complex detail

4. noun

the act of sharing in the activities of a group

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