The Collaborative International Dictionary
Detumescence
Detumescence \De`tu*mes"cence\, n. [L. detumescere to cease
swelling; de + tumescere, tumere, to swell.]
Diminution of swelling; subsidence of anything swollen. [R.]
--Cudworth.
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Wiktionary
detumescence
n. The act of subsiding from a swollen state, especially the relaxation of an erect penis.
Usage examples of "detumescence".
But this time it is a nuptial darkness whose solemnity is marred by no caterwaulings, no Liebestods, no saxophones pleading for detumescence.