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Detumescence

Deˊtu-mes′cence

,
Noun.
[L.
detumescere
to cease swelling;
de
+
tumescere
,
tumere
, to swell.]
Diminution of swelling; subsidence of anything swollen.
[R.]
Cudworth.

Definition 2024


detumescence

detumescence

English

Noun

detumescence (countable and uncountable, plural detumescences)

  1. The act of subsiding from a swollen state, especially the relaxation of an erect ****.

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