détumescence — [ detymesɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1792; de dé et tumescence ♦ Méd. Diminution de volume (d un organe enflé; d une tumeur); fin de la tumescence. ⊗ CONTR. Tumescence. ● détumescence nom féminin (bas latin detumescere, désenfler) Dégonflement du corps, d une… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Detumescence — De tu*mes cence, n. [L. detumescere to cease swelling; de + tumescere, tumere, to swell.] Diminution of swelling; subsidence of anything swollen. [R.] Cudworth. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
detumescence — [dē΄to͞o mes′əns, dē΄tyo͞omes′əns] n. [< L detumescens, prp. of detumescere, to stop swelling, subside: see DE & TUMESCENCE] a gradual shrinking of a swelling, as, specif., an erection detumescent adj … English World dictionary
detumescence — noun Etymology: Latin detumescere to become less swollen, from de + tumescere to swell more at tumescent Date: 1678 subsidence or diminution of swelling or erection • detumescent adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
detumescence — detumescent, adj. /dee tooh mes euhns, tyooh /, n. reduction or subsidence of swelling. [1670 80; < L detumesc(ere) to cease swelling (de DE + tumescere to swell) + ENCE; see TUMESCENCE] * * * … Universalium
detumescence — noun The act of subsiding from a swollen state, especially the relaxation of an erect penis. See Also: detumesce, detumescent … Wiktionary
detumescence — Subsidence of a swelling. [L. de, from, + tumesco, to swell up, fr. tumeo, to swell] * * * de·tu·mes·cence .dē t(y)ü mes ən(t)s n subsidence or diminution of swelling or erection de·tu·mes·cent ənt adj * * * n. 1. the reverse of erection, whereby … Medical dictionary
détumescence — (dé tu mè ssan s ) s. f. Terme de médecine. Résolution d une tumeur, d un gonflement qui se désenfle. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. detumescere, se désenfler, de la préposition de, et tumescere, s enfler (voy. tumeur) … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
detumescence — n. reduction of swelling … English contemporary dictionary
detumescence — [ˌdi:tjʊ mɛs(ə)ns] noun the process of subsiding from a state of tension, swelling, or sexual arousal. Derivatives detumesce verb detumescent adjective Origin C17: from L. detumescent , detumescere, from de down, away + tumescere to swell … English new terms dictionary
