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DETUMESCENCE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does detumescence mean?
• DETUMESCENCE (noun)
The noun DETUMESCENCE has 1 sense:
1. diminution of swelling; the subsidence of anything swollen
Familiarity information: DETUMESCENCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Diminution of swelling; the subsidence of anything swollen
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("detumescence" is a kind of...):
decline; diminution (change toward something smaller or lower)
Context examples
Inability to maintain corneal integrity; or corneal edema resulting from failure of the corneal endothelium to maintain detumescence.
(Corneal Decompensation, Food and Drug Administration)
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