消肿 Traditional form: 消腫 Pinyin (reading): xiāozhǒng Definitions: to reduce swelling detumescence (fig.) to streamline (a bloated bureaucracy etc) Characters: 消 - news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish 肿 - swelling; swollen; to swell Traditional characters: 消 - news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish 腫 - swelling; swollen; to swell