catagenesis

catagenesis

 [kat″ah-jen´ĕ-sis]

involution or retrogression.

in·vo·lu·tion

(in'vō-lū'shŭn),

1. Return of an enlarged organ to normal size.

2. Turning inward of the edges of a part.

3. In psychiatry, mental decline associated with advanced age.

Synonym(s): catagenesis

[L. in-volvo, pp. -volutus, to roll up]

catagenesis

/cata·gen·e·sis/ (kat″ah-jen´ĕ-sis) involution or retrogression.catagenet´ic

catagenesis

[kat′əjen′əsis]

Etymology: Gk, kata, down, genein, to produce

a form of evolution that is retrogressive.

in·vo·lu·tion

(in'vŏ-lū'shŭn)

1. Return of an enlarged organ to normal size.

2. Turning inward of the edges of a part.

3. psychiatry Mental decline associated with advanced age.
Synonym(s): catagenesis.

[L. in-volvo, pp. -volutus, to roll up]

catagenesis

involution or retrogression.