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delitescent (del" i TES ent, del" i TES uht) (adjective), more delitescent, most delitescent
1. Relating to a condition of being concealed or in seclusion: Jim has had a delitescent talent as a skilled writer and there is still no indication yet that he will become an author in reality anytime soon.
2. A reference to the sudden disappearance of a tumor, a cutaneous lesion, or the signs and symptoms of a disease: Karon's illness was in a delitescent condition and so it was not apparent as it had been in the past.
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2. A reference to the sudden disappearance of a tumor, a cutaneous lesion, or the signs and symptoms of a disease: Karon's illness was in a delitescent condition and so it was not apparent as it had been in the past.
The sudden disappearance of Mark's malignant cancer was a delitescent miracle, as far as he was concerned.
3. Etymology: from Latin delitescens, present participle of delitescere, "to lie hidden, to be concealed" from de-, "away, under" + litescere, "to lie hidden, to be lacking".