hyperinvolution

(hī″pĕr-ĭn″vō-lū′shŭn )

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[″ + L. involvere, to enwrap]

1. Reduction in the size of the uterus to below normal after childbirth.
2. Reduction in size to below normal of any organ following hypertrophy.
SYN: SEE: superinvolution

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