afterbirth
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tərˌbɜrθ, ˈɑf- noun
the placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus after childbirth.
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| the placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus after the birth of the offspring | |
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Medical Dictionary
afterbirth af·ter·birth (āf'tər-bûrth')
n.
The placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus following childbirth. Also called secundines.
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Science Dictionary
| afterbirth (āf'tər-bûrth') Pronunciation Key
The placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus following the birth of a mammal. |
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Example sentences from the web
Afterbirth is the delivery of the placenta following the delivery of the infant.
One of the holes was for heating water and the other for the afterbirth.
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