Dē·tu-mēs'cence, n.
n. [From Lat. detumescere, from de and tumescere, tumēre, to swell.] Diminution of swelling. [Obs.] “The circulating wave . . . hath . . . detumescence.” Cudworth.
n. [From Lat. detumescere, from de and tumescere, tumēre, to swell.] Diminution of swelling. [Obs.] “The circulating wave . . . hath . . . detumescence.” Cudworth.