hyperinvolution

noun

hy·​per·​in·​vo·​lu·​tion ˌhī-pər-ˌin-və-ˈlü-shən 

plural hyperinvolutions

medical

: unusually rapid return to normal or less than normal size of an organ (such as the uterus) following enlargement

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

hyperinvolution

noun

hy·​per·​in·​vo·​lu·​tion ˌhī-pə-ˌrin-və-ˈlü-shən 

: unusually rapid return to normal or less than normal size of an organ (as the uterus) following enlargement