detumescence

[ dee-too-mes-uh ns, -tyoo- ]
/ ˌdi tuˈmɛs əns, -tyu- /

noun

reduction or subsidence of swelling.

Origin of detumescence

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

Words nearby detumescence

detroit, detrude, detruncate, detrusion, detrusor, detumescence, deucalion, deuce, deuce court, deuced, deucedly

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British Dictionary definitions for detumescence

detumescence
/ (ˌdiːtjʊˈmɛsəns) /

noun

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

Word Origin for detumescence

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

Medical definitions for detumescence

detumescence
[ dē′tōō-mĕs′əns ]

n.

Reduction, subsidence, or lessening of a swelling, especially the restoration of a swollen organ or part to normal size.