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convoluted

con·vo·lu·ted

UK/ˌkɒnvəˈl(j)uːtɪd/ US/ˈkɒnvəl(j)uːtɪd/ rare

adjective

1.

rolled or coiled together

  • “a convoluted shell”
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2.

highly involved or intricate

  • “the Byzantine tax structure”
  • “convoluted legal language”
  • “convoluted reasoning”
  • “intricate needlework”
  • “an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology”
  • “the plot was too involved”
  • “a knotty problem”

Origin

From convolute + -ed.

Phrases

  • distal convoluted tubule
  • proximal convoluted tubule

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