EFFACEMENT

effacement, self-effacement

(noun) withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous

effacement

(noun) shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

effacement (countable and uncountable, plural effacements)

The act of expunging, of wiping out; expungement.

Withdrawal in order to make oneself inconspicuous; the making of oneself inconspicuous.

(medicine) A shortening, or thinning, of the cervix before or during early labour.

Source: Wiktionary

Ef*face"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. effacement.]

Definition: The act if effacing; also, the result of the act.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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