detumescence

See also: détumescence

English

Etymology

de- +‎ tumescence

Noun

detumescence (countable and uncountable, plural detumescences)

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

Related terms

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