Usually means: Reduction or subsiding of swelling.
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  1. detumescent: Merriam-Webster
  2. detumescent: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. detumescent: Collins English Dictionary
  4. detumescent: Wiktionary
  5. detumescent: Dictionary.com
  6. detumescent: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. detumescent: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. detumescent: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. detumescent: Medical dictionary

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▸ adjective:  Exhibiting detumescence; deflated.

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tumescent, deliquescent, dampy, damp, semidecaying, turgescent, dejectable, droopy, pustulated, tenebrescent, more...

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tumescent, deliquescent, dampy, damp, semidecaying, turgescent, dejectable, droopy, pustulated, tenebrescent, more...



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