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Effacement: The thinning of the cervix which occurs before and while it dilates.
The closer you get to the end of your pregnancy, the more you will hear about "being effaced," "effacing," or "effacement." What is effacement?
In most pregnancies, at about 37 weeks, your doctor or midwife will begin checking your cervix for effacement, dilation and station. She will then report back to you the ...
effacement /efĂ¡faceĂ¡ment/ (Ăâ˘-fĂÂsĂ´ment) the obliteration of features; said of the cervix during labor when it is so changed that only the external os remains.
The closer you get to the end of your pregnancy, the more you will hear about "being effaced," "effacing," or "effacement." What is effacement? Effacement is the process ...
verb (used with object), -faced, -facĂ¡ing. 1. to wipe out; do away with; expunge: to efface one's unhappy memories. 2. to rub out, erase, or obliterate (outlines ...