|dē+ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin detumesc ere to cease swelling (from de down, away + tumescere to swell up) + English -ence — more at de- , tumescent
: diminution of swelling : subsidence of tumescence
|dē+ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin detumesc ere to cease swelling (from de down, away + tumescere to swell up) + English -ence — more at de- , tumescent
: diminution of swelling : subsidence of tumescence
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012