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Ectoderm Engagement
Ectopic pregnancy Engorgement
Eczema Epidural
Effacement Epilepsy
Embryo Episiotomy
Endoderm

Effacement
The softening, thinning and shortening of the cervix. Your cervix may begin to dilate (open) without significant effacement. You can also be very effaced without dilation. However, before delivery, both dilation and effacement must be complete.