{"id":64591,"date":"2020-12-08T08:14:25","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T08:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=64591"},"modified":"2023-09-24T11:00:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T11:00:25","slug":"involution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/involution\/","title":{"rendered":"Involution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An inward curvature.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The return of an organ to its usual size, e.g. the shrinking of the uterus after childbirth.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A period of decline of organs which sets in after middle age.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Decrease in the size of an organ, as in the return of the uterus to its normal size after childbirth. V. involute.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The shrinking of the womb to its normal size after childbirth.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The process of change whereby the uterus returns to its resting size after parturition (birth). The term is also applied to any retrograde biological change, as in senility.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A word indicating a return to its usual size, often used to describe the uterus contracting back to its original size after giving birth.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-19\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>The process by which the uterus returns to its regular size and shape after giving birth or following menopause.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An inward curvature. 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