抹消;抹殺;削除
Effacement \Ef*face"ment\, n. [Cf. F. effacement.] The act if effacing; also, the result of the act.
effacement
n 1: shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls
as it is dilated during labor
2: withdrawing into the background; making yourself
inconspicuous [syn: {self-effacement}]