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effacement The thinning and shortening of the cervix. Measured in percentages from 0 - 100%

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Verb:

  1. Erase mark from a surface.
  2. Make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous.
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9y ago

Effacement is the amount of thinning of the cervical tissue during labor, noted as 0% (which is a normal cervix) to 100% (which denotes a fully thinned-out cervix).

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5y ago

It means to erase, from the French word effacer. In French, efface is sometimes used as a word for an eraser.

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