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deturgescence
n. state of relative dehydration necessary to maintain the transparency of the cornea of the eye
Usage examples of "deturgescence".
And then, in all but silence, in all but darkness, there followed a gradual deturgescence, a diminuendo sliding gradually, through quarter tones, down, down to a faintly whispered dominant chord that lingered on (while the five-four rhythms still pulsed below) charging the darkened seconds with an intense expectancy.