About The Word Effacement
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Effacement
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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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