A term used to indicate that the womb (see UTERUS) has failed to undergo the usual involution, or decrease in size, which naturally takes place within one month after a child is born. Health Source: Medical Dictionary Author: Health Dictionary
n. failure of the uterus to revert to its normal size during the six weeks following childbirth. Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin
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