effacement

Noun
  1. Shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor (synset 113492720)
    is a type of: biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
    is a part of: childbed, confinement, labor, labour, lying-in, parturiency, travail - concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
  2. Withdrawing into the background;
    Making yourself inconspicuous (synset 100055148)
    is a type of: withdrawal - the act of withdrawing
    same as: self-effacement

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