afterbirth

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɑːftərˌbɜːrθ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈæftɚˌbɝθ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(af′tər bûrth′, äf′-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
af•ter•birth /ˈæftɚˌbɜrθ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Medicinethe material expelled from the uterus after childbirth.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
af•ter•birth  (af′tər bûrth′, äf′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Medicinethe placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus after childbirth.
  • after + birth 1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
afterbirth /ˈɑːftəˌbɜːθ/ n
  1. the placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus after the birth of the offspring
'afterbirth' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chorion - placenta - secundine

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