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af·ter·birth
(ăf′tər-bûrth′)n.
The placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus following birth.
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afterbirth
(ˈɑːftəˌbɜːθ)n
(Medicine) the placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus after the birth of the offspring
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af•ter•birth
(ˈæf tərˌbɜrθ, ˈɑf-)n.
the placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus after childbirth.
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Noun | 1. | afterbirth - the placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled from the uterus after the baby is born placenta - the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus |
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af·ter·birth
n. secundinas, placenta y membranas que se expelen en el parto.
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afterbirth
n secundinas, placenta y membranas expulsadas después del partoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.