afterbirth
afterbirth · afterbirths
послед, детское место
Nachgeburt
The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or…The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
US/ˈæf.tɚ.bɚθ/
Meaning
1 sensesThe placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
Nachgeburt
после́дposléd, де́тское ме́стоdétskoje mésto
More definitions
- the placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled from the uterus after the baby is born
Translations
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By meaning 1
material expelled after childbirth:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
material expelled after childbirth:
Origin
From after- + birth (in the sense of delivery). Cognate with Danish efterbyrd (“afterbirthFrom after- + birth (in the sense of delivery). Cognate with Danish efterbyrd (“afterbirth”), Swedish efterbörd (“afterbirth”). Compare also afterburden, afterburthen.
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Forms
plural: afterbirths| Singular | afterbirth |
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