De`tu·mes'cence noun [ Latin detumescere to cease swelling; de + tumescere , tumere , to swell.] Diminution of swelling; subsidence of anything swollen. [ R.] Cudworth. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/52
Subsidence of a swelling. ... Origin: L. De, from, + tumesco, to swell up, fr. Tumeo, to swell ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973