Detumescence

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  • noun. Reduction or lessening of a swelling, especially of a swollen organ or part.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Diminution of swelling: opposed to intumescence.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Diminution of swelling; subsidence of anything swollen.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act of subsiding from a swollen state, especially the relaxation of an erect penis.
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  • noun. diminution of swelling; the subsidence of anything swollen