Detumescence
Pronunciation : De`tu*mes"cence
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. detumescere to cease swelling; de + tumescere, tumere, to swell.]
Definition : Defn: Diminution of swelling; subsidence of anything swollen. [R.] Cudworth.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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