involusi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch involutie, from French involution, from Latin involūtiō, involvō.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /invoˈlusi/ [in.foˈlu.si]
• Rhymes: -usi
• Syllabification: in‧vo‧lu‧si

Noun

involusi (plural involusi-involusi)

1. involution:
   1. (medicine) the shrinking of an organ (such as the uterus) to a former size.
   2. (physiology) the regressive changes in the body occurring with old age.
   3. the migration of a cell layer inward, sliding over an outer layer of cells. involution occurs at gastrulation during embryogenesis.
   4. (psychology) a social concept that describes a process of stagnation and self-circulation.

Derived terms

• involusi konflik
• involusi uterus

Further reading

• “involusi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.