The process by which the uterus shrinks and returns to a non-pregnant state.
in = into + volvere = to roll; retrogressive change with size decrease.
1. A rolling or turning inward 2. A retrograde change of the entire body or in a particular organ, such as the changes in the female gential organs that result in normal size after delivery 3. The progressive degeneration occurring naturally with advancing age, resulting in the reduction in size or function of organs or tissues
Period of repair in which there is a return to normal size and composition, as of the uterus following birth and expulsion of the placenta.
A decline in size or activity of tissues and/or organs. For example, the mammary gland tissues normally involute with advancing lactation. It is part of the process of lactating cows wherein they dry off.
reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)
return of the uterus to its non-pregnant state after delivery.
a normal process marked by decreasing size of an organ
a shrinking or return to a former size ~ of the breasts after pregnancy
The gradual change of the uterus in order to resume normal size and shape after delivery.
atrophy, shrinkage or loss of normal shape and structure.
The return of an organ to its normal size or condition after enlargement, as of the uterus after parturition. A decline in size or activity of other tissues; the mammary gland tissues normally involute with advancing lactation.
in - prefix meaning in, into, within, upon, towards; L. volvo - to roll]. A process of cellular migration involving movement of a sheet of cells over an edge and then spreading inwards in the opposite direction. This occurs, for example, during amphibian gastrulation.
The postpartum process of the uterus returning to its normal size after the birth of a baby.
The process of the shrinking of the uterus to its pre-pregnant size. This process takes approximately six weeks.