Afterbirth

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  afterbirth \aft"er*birth`\ ([a^]f"t[~e]r*b[~e]rth`), n. (Med.)
     The placenta and membranes with which the fetus is connected,
     when they are expelled from the womb after delivery.
     [1913 Webster + AS]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  afterbirth
       n : the placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled from the
           uterus after the baby is born