HyperDic: effacement

English > 2 senses of the word effacement:
NOUNprocesseffacementshortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor
acteffacement, self-effacementwithdrawing into the background
English > effacement: 2 senses > 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, childbedconcluding state of pregnancy
Broaderorganic process, biological processA process occurring in living organisms
English > effacement: 2 senses > noun 2, act
MeaningWithdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous.
Synonymself-effacement
BroaderwithdrawalThe act of withdrawing
Catalanretirar-se
Verbseffacemake inconspicuous

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