afterbirth
English
Etymology
From after- + birth (in the sense of delivery). Cognate with Danish efterbyrd (“afterbirth”), Swedish efterbörd (“afterbirth”). Compare also afterburden, afterburthen.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæf.tɚ.bɚθ/
Noun
afterbirth (plural afterbirths)
- The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
Translations
material expelled after childbirth
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