delitescence

British

/ ˌdɛlɪˈtɛsəns /

noun

the sudden disappearance of a lesion or of the signs and symptoms of a disease

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Other Word Forms

delitescent adjective

Etymology

Origin of delitescence

C18: from Latin dēlitēscens, present participle of dēlitēscere to lurk, from latēscere to become hidden, from latēre to be hidden; see _latent

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Unlike the Almanach de Gotha's authors, who maintain a ponderous delitescence, are the British editors of Jane's Fighting Ships.

From Time Magazine Archive

Invisibility -- N. invisibility, invisibleness, nonappearance, imperceptibility; indistinctness &c. adj.; mystery, delitescence†. concealment &c.

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