involution
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This process is called thymic involution, and it reduces the body's ability to produce new T cells.
From Science Daily
He observes, for example, that “in one of the strange involutions of the modern age, we go onto the internet to see what’s the matter with the internet.”
This is “involution,” a once esoteric term that has come to define life for many in China and capture the biggest problems in the world’s second-largest economy.
Chinese workers often invoke the word neijuan, or “involution,” to describe working harder for little to no gains.
From Los Angeles Times
“Later, after the game, I confirmed that I have written specifically about what’s called ‘involution of the thymus’ on my blog in October 2018.
From Seattle Times
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