effacement (n)

n13471517

type n
lex_filenum 22
def shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor
Outgoing links
Hypernym organic process, biological process
Part holonym parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed
Incoming links
Hyponym organic process, biological process
Part meronym parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed

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