detumescence

[ dee-too-mes-uhns, -tyoo- ]

noun
  1. reduction or subsidence of swelling.

Origin of detumescence

1
1670–80; <Latin dētumēsc(ere) to cease swelling (dē-de- + tumēscere to swell) + -ence; see tumescent

Other words from detumescence

  • de·tu·mes·cent, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for detumescence

detumescence

/ (ˌdiːtjʊˈmɛsəns) /


noun
  1. the subsidence of a swelling, esp the return of a swollen organ, such as the penis, to the flaccid state

Origin of detumescence

1
C17: from Latin dētumescere to cease swelling, from de- + tumescere, from tumēre to swell

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