Detumescence Definition
dēto͝o-mĕsəns, -tyo͝o-
noun
A gradual shrinking of a swelling, specif., of an erection of the penis.
Webster's New World
Reduction or lessening of a swelling, especially of a swollen organ or part.
American Heritage Medicine
Origin of Detumescence
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From Latin dētumēscere to subside dē- de- tumēscere to swell inchoative of tumēre teuə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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de- + tumescence
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