
1) Biological process 2) Making yourself inconspicuous 3) Organic process
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1) Erasure 2) Obliteration
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[histology] Effacement is the shortening, or thinning, of a tissue. It can refer to cervical effacement. It can also refer to a process occurring in podocytes, for example in minimal change disease. In histopathology, it refers to the near obliteration of a tissue, as in the normal parenchyma of tissues in the case of some cancers. ...
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• (n.) The act if effacing; also, the result of the act.
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Effacement is the thinning (sometimes called ripening) of the cervix in preparation for delivery. During effacement, the cervix goes from more than an inch thick to paper thin.
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This is the thinning and shortening (sometimes called 'ripening') of the cervix during early labour. During effacement, the cervix goes from more than an inch thick to paper thin.
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The thinning of the cervix which occurs before and while it dilates. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(ә-fās´mәnt) the obliteration of form or features; said of the cervix uteri during labor when it shortens from 1 or 2 cm in length to paper thin and there is no longer a cervical canal but only an external cervical os.
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Also referred to as ripening, effacement is the thinning of the cervix
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Ef·face'ment noun [ Confer French
effacement .] The act if effacing; also, the result of the act.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ē-fās′ment Definitions: 1. The thinning out of the cervix just before or during labor.
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Effacement: The thinning of the cervix which occurs before and while it dilates.
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The thinning and shortening of the cervix that is necessary to prepare for a vaginal delivery. Effacement occurs during the first stage of labor . Effacement is measured in percentages from 0 - 100%, with 100% being fully effaced.
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[
n] - shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor 2. [n] - withdrawing into the background
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How much the cervix has thinned.
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self-effacement noun withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous
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Gradual thinning and shortening of the cervix during labor
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Thinning of cervix.
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Thinning of cervix.
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The thinning and shortening of the cervix. Measured in percentages from 0 to 100.
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Also referred to as ripening, effacement is the thinning of the cervix in preparation for delivery. During effacement, the cervix starts out more than an inch thick and ends up paper-thin.
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