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Definition of Afterbirth
1. Noun. The placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled from the uterus after the baby is born.
Definition of Afterbirth
1. n. The placenta and membranes with which the fetus is connected, and which come away after delivery.
Definition of Afterbirth
1. Noun. The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals. ¹
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Definition of Afterbirth
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Afterbirth
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Afterbirth
Literary usage of Afterbirth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1840)
"On the Position of the Placenta or afterbirth in the Womb, and on the Expansion
and Contractions of the latter Organ during Pregnancy and Parturition ..."
2. Osteopathy, Research and Practice by Andrew Taylor Still (1910)
"Delivery of the afterbirth. 559 The afterbirth has grown tight to the womb and
for nine months has furnished all the blood to build and keep the child alive ..."
3. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association by American Veterinary Medical Association. (1917)
"There is no more reason to expect immunity from abortion than there is from
premature birth or retained afterbirth. Yet we frequently observe that a cow ..."
4. Philosophy of osteopathy by Andrew Taylor Still (1899)
"... on Belly Band—Delivery of afterbirth—Preparing for Mother's Comfort—Pose-Delivery
Hemorrhage—Treatment for—Pood for Mother—Treatment for Sore Breast. ..."
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