Del`i·tes'cence noun [ See Delitescent .] 1. Concealment; seclusion; retirement. « The delitescence of mental activities.» Sir W. Hamilton. 2. (Medicine) The sudden disappearance of inflammation. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/30
Type: Term Pronunciation: del′i-tes′ens Definitions: 1. Rarely used term for (1) sudden subsidence of symptoms; disappearance of a tumor or a cutaneous lesion; (2) period of incubation of an infectious disease. Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=23442