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detumescence

noun

Etymology

From de- + tumescence.

  1. derived from *tum-éh₁-✻ — “to be swelling”
  2. derived from tumescēns — “swelling”
  3. borrowed from tumescence
  4. prefixed as detumescence — “de + tumescence”

Definitions

  1. The act of subsiding from a swollen state, especially the relaxation of an erect penis.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA