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Effacement

Effacement Meaning & Definition
Effacement Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Effacement?

[n] withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous
[n] shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor

Synonyms | Synonyms for Effacement: self-effacement

Related Terms | Find terms related to Effacement:

See Also | biological process | childbed | confinement | labor | labour | lying-in | organic process | parturiency | travail | withdrawal

Effacement In Webster's Dictionary

\Ef*face"ment\, n. [Cf. F. effacement.] The act if effacing; also, the result of the act.

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