involute (in´v
loot),
loot),v to decrease normally, in size and functional activity, an organ whose role in the body economy is temporary or confined to certain periods of life. Involute should be distinguished from
atrophy, which means to waste away from abnormal causes.
atrophy, which means to waste away from abnormal causes.
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