afterbirth
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- IPA /ˈæf.tɚ.bɚθ/
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afterbirth noun
- The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
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secundineplacentaabruptio placentaeumbilical cordvaginal birthbreaking of the watersbirth canalcaput succedaneumcaputacetabulumintact dilation and extractioncapiatnavelpodalic versioncaesarean sectionindagation
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