Afterbirth
//ˈæf.tɚ.bɚθ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
- 2 the placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled from the uterus after the baby is born wordnet
Etymology
From after- + birth (in the sense of delivery). Cognate with Danish efterbyrd (“afterbirth”), Swedish efterbörd (“afterbirth”). Compare also afterburden, afterburthen.
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