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detumescence

detumescence noun: the act of subsiding from a swollen state, especially the relaxation of an erect penis.

Noun

detumescence (countable and uncountable, plural detumescences)

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

detumescence meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

detumescence in Tamil

வீக்கத்தைக் குறைத்தல்

detumescence in Urdu

سوجن کی کمی

detumescence in Bengali

ফোলা কমে যাওয়ার প্রক্রিয়া

Forms of detumescence

pluraldetumescences

Origin of detumescence

From de- + tumescence.

Questions about detumescence

What does detumescence mean?
Detumescence means the act of subsiding from a swollen state, especially the relaxation of an erect penis.
What is detumescence in Tamil?
Detumescence in Tamil is வீக்கத்தைக் குறைத்தல். See Detumescence meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is detumescence?
Detumescence is a noun.
What is the plural of detumescence?
The plural of detumescence is detumescences.

Words near detumescence in the dictionary

  1. detumbled
  2. detumbles
  3. detumbling
  4. detumesce
  5. detumesced
  6. detumescence
  7. detumescences
  8. detumescent
  9. detumesces
  10. detumescing
  11. detumomab

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Adapted from Wiktionary: detumescence (page history and authors); detumescence (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); detumescence (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); detumescence (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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