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detumescence

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

noun

reduction or subsidence of swelling.

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

Related forms

de·tu·mes·cent, adjective

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detumescence (ˌdiːtjʊˈmɛsəns)

—n
	the subsidence of a swelling, esp the return of a swollen organ, such as the penis, to the flaccid state

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

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detumescence de·tu·mes·cence (dē't&oomacr;-měs'əns, -ty&oomacr;-)
n.
Reduction, subsidence, or lessening of a swelling, especially the restoration of a swollen organ or part to normal size.

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