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Definitions of subside
  1. verb
    wear off or die down
    "The pain subsided"

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  2. verb
    sink down or precipitate
    "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"

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  3. verb
    descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
    "She subsided into the chair"

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  4. verb
    sink to a lower level or form a depression
    "the valleys subside"
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Definition that contains subside
  • resolution the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
  • lysis recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
  • hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn a common disorder that is usually due to immaturity of the liver; usually subsides spontaneously
  • neonatal hyperbilirubinemia a common disorder that is usually due to immaturity of the liver; usually subsides spontaneously
  • icterus neonatorum yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides spontaneously
  • physiological jaundice of the newborn yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides spontaneously
  • intermittent claudication lameness due to pain in leg muscles because the blood supply is inadequate; pain subsides with rest
  • herpangia a viral infection (usually in children) marked by sore throat and fever and papules in the mouth and throat and headache and abdominal pain; usually subsides in a short time
  • jaundice of the newborn yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides spontaneously
  • detumescence diminution of swelling; the subsidence of anything swollen
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