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detumescence
[ dee-too-mes-uhns, -tyoo- ]
noun
- reduction or subsidence of swelling.
detumescence
/ ËŒ»å¾±Ë³ÙÂáʊˈ³¾É›²õÉ™²Ô²õ /
noun
- the subsidence of a swelling, esp the return of a swollen organ, such as the penis, to the flaccid state
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å±ðt³Ü·³¾±ð²õc±ð²Ô³Ù adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of detumescence1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of detumescence1
Example Sentences
The brass section explodes, the drums attack, the strings squeal, then everything falls apart in postcoital detumescence.
Even in childhood, these processes play an important part; indeed, they generally manifest themselves at an earlier age than the processes of detumescence.
Note 28: One should here think of Moll's assertion, who divides the sexual impulse into the impulses of contrectation and detumescence.
For most men, however, it seems probable that this self-control over the processes leading to the involuntary act of detumescence is difficult to acquire, while in weak, nervous, and erethic persons it is impossible.
It is therefore reasonable to suppose that the individuals in whom the special phenomena of puberty develop most markedly are those in whom detumescence is likely to be most vigorous.
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