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afterbirth

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Birth, Biology
af·ter·birth /ˈɑːftəbɜːθ $ ˈæftərbɜːrθ/ noun [uncountable]  MBHBthe substance that comes out of female humans or animals just after they have had a baby 胞衣,胎盘和胎膜 SYN placenta
Examples from the Corpus
afterbirthHe lifts wings, he leaves the remains of something, A mess of offal, muddled as an afterbirth.He/she will check that the mare has passed all her afterbirth and she is not damaged as a result of foaling.Sethe arched suddenly and the afterbirth shot out.The afterbirth was large, and the good woman narrowed her gaze.
af·ter·birth nounChineseSyllable
substance comes animals humans female or the of Corpus that out


afterbirth
afterbirth /ˈɑːftəbɜːθ $ ˈæftərbɜːrθ/ noun [uncountable]
the substance that comes out of female humans or animals just after they have had a baby
   SYN  placenta


after·birthBrE /ˈɑːftəbɜːθ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈæftərbɜːrθ/ 🔊 noun (usually the afterbirth) [singular] the material that comes out of a woman or female animal's body after a baby has been born, and which was necessary to feed and protect the baby 胞衣;胎衣 SYN placenta