effacementn.

/ɛˈfeɪsmənt/

Etymology: formed as efface v. + -ment suffix.

The process of effacing; the fact of being effaced.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [noun]

blottingc1440

obliterationa1527

obliterating1610

rasurea1616

obliterature1711

erasion1790

effacement1797

expungement1891

1797 Monthly Rev. 23 572 A state of simplicity..subsequent to the effacement of the vices of barbarism.

1866 Wedgwood Origin of Lang. 7 Effacement of a sense from want of practice.

1876 J. B. Mozley Serm. preached Univ. of Oxf. v. 99 The effacement of the national sentiment is an artificial and violent evasion of a fact of nature.

Draft additions 1993

b. spec. in Obstetrics. Cf. efface v. Additions 5.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of pregnancy or birth > [noun] > distortion of organs during labour

effacement1941

1941 H. J. Stander J. W. Williams's Obstetr. (ed. 8) xii. 345 The dilatation of the cervix should be regarded as consisting of two stages: first, obliteration or effacement of the canal; and, second, dilatation of the external os.

1979 G. Bourne Pregnancy (rev. ed.) xxiv. 336 This process of elimination of the length of the cervical canal is known as effacement, or ‘taking up of the cervix’.

1985 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 14 Sept. 687/1 There is also abdominal enlargement, but without effacement of the umbilicus.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	effacement
释义	effacementn. /ɛˈfeɪsmənt/ Etymology: formed as efface v. + -ment suffix. The process of effacing; the fact of being effaced. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > [noun] blottingc1440 obliterationa1527 obliterating1610 rasurea1616 obliterature1711 erasion1790 effacement1797 expungement1891 1797 Monthly Rev. 23 572 A state of simplicity..subsequent to the effacement of the vices of barbarism. 1866 Wedgwood Origin of Lang. 7 Effacement of a sense from want of practice. 1876 J. B. Mozley Serm. preached Univ. of Oxf. v. 99 The effacement of the national sentiment is an artificial and violent evasion of a fact of nature. Draft additions 1993 b. spec. in Obstetrics. Cf. efface v. Additions 5. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of pregnancy or birth > [noun] > distortion of organs during labour effacement1941 1941 H. J. Stander J. W. Williams's Obstetr. (ed. 8) xii. 345 The dilatation of the cervix should be regarded as consisting of two stages: first, obliteration or effacement of the canal; and, second, dilatation of the external os. 1979 G. Bourne Pregnancy (rev. ed.) xxiv. 336 This process of elimination of the length of the cervical canal is known as effacement, or ‘taking up of the cervix’. 1985 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 14 Sept. 687/1 There is also abdominal enlargement, but without effacement of the umbilicus. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1797
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