effacement

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) The act of expunging, of wiping out; expungement.
 * 2) Withdrawal in order to make oneself inconspicuous; the making of oneself inconspicuous.
 * 3)  A shortening, or thinning, of the cervix before or during early labour.
 * 1)  A shortening, or thinning, of the cervix before or during early labour.

Translations

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Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) erasure (act of erasing)