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effacement > 2 senses
NOUN1effacementShortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor
2effacement, self-effacementWithdrawing into the background
effacement > noun 1, process
MeaningShortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor.
Part ofparturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed
Broaderorganic process, biological process
effacement > noun 2, act
MeaningWithdrawing into the background. Making yourself inconspicuous.
Synonymsself-effacement
Broaderwithdrawal
Verbsefface

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