Effacement

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Effacement \Ef*face"ment\, n. [Cf. F. effacement.]
     The act if effacing; also, the result of the act.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  effacement
       n 1: shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls
            as it is dilated during labor
       2: withdrawing into the background; making yourself
          inconspicuous [syn: {self-effacement}]