Detumesce
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /diːtjuːˈmɛs/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Detumesce is a verb meaning (intransitive, of sexual organs) To leave the erect, sexually aroused state.
Meaning
(intransitive, of sexual organs) To leave the erect, sexually aroused state.
More Meanings
- (intransitive, of a person) To lose one's sexual arousal: to experience the detumescence of one's sexual organs.
- (transitive) To cause (a person) to detumesce: to induce detumescence.
Word Forms
- detumesces
- detumescing
- detumesced
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include depenis, emasculate, decunt, deturbate, remove, disentomb.
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