detumescence

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

de- +‎ tumescence

Noun[edit]

detumescence (countable and uncountable, plural detumescences)

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

Related terms[edit]

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *tewh₂-‎ (0 c, 47 e)
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