involution
- noun
- /ˌɪnvəˈluːʃən/
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- The gradual involution of the brain's regions is a natural part of the aging process.
Examples
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During the procedure, the surgeon noted the involution of the tissue layer as it folded inward.
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And this involution is itself enfolded in a complex archaeology of what I will tentatively call sacred sodomitical space.
Academic text (1999) -
Another very important dock is involved in the involution of the human immune system, which grows in competency up through the teenage years but then decreases in ability after age 20.
Academic text (1992) -
While I believe that it is unlikely that a single gene will determine human lifespan, there may be genes that control specific aging processes, such as the involution of the human immune system.
Academic text (1992) -
The involution of the leaf structure allows it to conserve water during dry spells.
Synonyms
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A folding of part of a structure inward that forms a pocket
A twisted or coiled shape often used to describe something complex
An act of wrapping something closely so it is covered
A state in which things are twisted or woven closely together
A state where something is caught in a net or tangled in lines
Antonyms
How Curled
Surface Forms
Etymology
Involution comes from the Latin parts in- 'in' and volvere 'to roll', so it originally meant 'rolling in' or folding inward. That is why involution can mean the action of folding or curling into itself, like petals or tissues turning inward.