Associations to the word «Effacement»

EFFACEMENT, noun. The act of expunging, of wiping out; expungement.

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

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

EFFACEMENT, noun. Shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor.

EFFACEMENT, noun. Withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous.