HyperDic: afterbirth

English > 1 sense of the word afterbirth:
NOUNbodyafterbirththe placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled from the uterus after the baby is born
English > afterbirth: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled from the uterus after the baby is born.
BroaderplacentaThe vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring / transferring wastes from the developing fetus
Spanishalumbramiento, placenta, secundinas
Catalanplacenta, secundina

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