afterbirth

[ af-ter-burth, ahf- ]

/ ˈæf tərˌbɜrθ, ˈɑf- /

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noun

the placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus after childbirth.

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after-party, after-ripening, after-run, after-school, afterbeat, afterbirth, afterbody, afterbrain, afterburner, afterburning, aftercare

Origin of afterbirth

First recorded in 1580–90; after + birth

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Examples from the Web for afterbirth

On my arrival, I found the child and afterbirth all in a pile.
New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers|Various
All the pots are placed near the spot where the afterbirth was buried.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
Now one of these stones represented her future child and the other represented the afterbirth.
Balder The Beautiful, Vol. I.|Sir James George Frazer
Say what you will, their jealousy—if any—is but an afterbirth to their open admiration.
Pierre; or The Ambiguities|Herman Melville

The daughter of my Mexican guide was confined and the coming of the afterbirth was delayed.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)|Carl Lumholtz

British Dictionary definitions for afterbirth

afterbirth

/ (ˈɑːftəˌbɜːθ) /

noun

the placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus after the birth of the offspring

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Medicine definitions for afterbirth

afterbirth

[ ăf′tər-bûrth′ ]

n.

The placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus following childbirth.secundines

Science definitions for afterbirth

afterbirth

[ ăf′tər-bûrth′ ]

The placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus following the birth of a mammal.