detumescence
noun
de·tu·mes·cence
ˌdē-t(y)ü-ˈme-sᵊn(t)s 
: subsidence or diminution of swelling or erection
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There is often an audible crack and rapid detumescence with subcutaneous hemorrhage that follows.
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Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 3 Mar. 2012
Sergei and Katerina couple to noisily thrusting music, with drooping trombone glissandos dramatizing post-coital detumescence.
—Dallas News, 21 Oct. 2022
Half presented the classical triad of audible crack, detumescence, and pain.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2016
Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 3 Mar. 2012
Sergei and Katerina couple to noisily thrusting music, with drooping trombone glissandos dramatizing post-coital detumescence.
—Dallas News, 21 Oct. 2022
Half presented the classical triad of audible crack, detumescence, and pain.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2016
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detumescence
noun
de·tu·mes·cence
ˌdē-t(y)ü-ˈmes-ᵊn(t)s
: subsidence or diminution of swelling or erection
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