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afterbirth

 
Dictionary: af·ter·birth   (ăf'tər-bûrth') pronunciation
n.
The placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus following birth.


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The special tissues associated with the development of a fetus in the uterus that are expelled after the birth of a neonate. These are the placenta, or the structure attached to the wall of the uterus through which nourishment passes from the mother to the fetus, and the umbilical cord, which attaches the fetus to the placenta. See also fetal membranes.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - efterbyrd

Nederlands (Dutch)
nageboorte

Français (French)
n. - (Méd) placenta

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nachgeburt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυσιολ.) ύστερο, πλακούντας

Italiano (Italian)
placenta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - secundinas (f pl) (Med.) (Vet.), páreas (f pl) (Med.) (Vet.)

Русский (Russian)
плацента, выходящая у рожающей женщины после родов

Español (Spanish)
n. - placenta, nacimiento póstumo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - efterbörd

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
胎盘, 胞衣

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 胎盤, 胞衣

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 후산한 태

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 後産

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألخلاصه, ألحبل ألسري, ألمشيمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שלייה (אחרי הלידה)‬


 
 

 

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