de·tu·mes·cence (d  t -m s  ns, -ty-)n. Reduction or lessening of a swelling, especially the restoration of a swollen organ or part to normal size. [From Latin d tumscere, to subside : d-, de- + tumscere, to swell, inchoative of tumre; see teu- in Indo-European roots.]de tu·mescent adj. |
Translations
detumescent
adj (form) → abschwellend
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