secundines
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of secundines
C14: from Late Latin secundīnae, from Latin secundus following; see second 1
Example Sentences
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There was no possibility that this was a case of retained secundines.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
Woodson speaks of a case of twins, one of which was born enveloped in its secundines.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
It was the birth of twins enclosed in their secundines.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
The secundines weighed ten pounds and there were nine quarts of amniotic fluid.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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