relaxation

What it means

1. countableuncountableThe act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities.
2. countableuncountableA diminution of tone, tension, or firmness; specifically in pathology: a looseness; a diminution of the natural and healthy tone of parts.

   relaxation of the soft palate

3. countableuncountableRemission or abatement of rigor.

In a sentence

relaxation of the soft palate

Where it comes from

1. Latinrelaxatio, relaxationis
2. Englishrelaxation

Borrowed from Latin relaxatio, relaxationis; equivalent to relax + -ation.