Definition
detumescences
noun
- The process or state of subsiding or reducing in swelling; the reduction of tumescence.
Usage: Medical/anatomical term; Plural form of detumescence
Examples
- The detumescences of the inflamed tissues occurred gradually over several days.
- Medical literature documents various detumescences following surgical procedures.
- The physician monitored the detumescences of the patient's swollen limbs.
- Detumescences in the affected area indicated that the treatment was working effectively.