the placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus after the birth
afterbirth
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afterbirth
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The placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus following birth.
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The placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus following the birth of a mammal.
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Noun
(plural afterbirths)
- The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
Origin
From after- + birth (in the sense of delivery). Cognate with Danish efterbyrd (“afterbirth”), Swedish efterbörd (“afterbirth”). Compare also afterburden, afterburthen.
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afterbirth - Medical Definition
n.
The placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus following birth.
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