Definitions for afterbirth

afterbirth af·ter·birth

Spelling: [af-ter-burth, ahf-]
IPA: /ˈæf tərˌbɜrθ, ˈɑf-/

Afterbirth is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 431 anagrams from letters in afterbirth (abefhirrtt).

Definitions for afterbirth

noun

  1. the placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus after childbirth.

Origin of afterbirth

First recorded in 1580-90; after + birth

Examples for afterbirth

In all these cases the bacillus was recovered from the afterbirth.

As soon as the placenta or afterbirth is ejected this should be removed.

After the child is born, the next and last important thing is the coming away of the placenta, or afterbirth.

In this case the afterbirth must be removed by a quick turn.

She felt another pain now, and pushed out the afterbirth with a groan.

These branching structures are loops of blood-vessels, and they form part of the placenta, or "afterbirth."

Say what you will, their jealousy—if any—is but an afterbirth to their open admiration.

Crown emerges from the bedroom with a pair of flat black slacks, the cloudy detritus of afterbirth splayed across the seat.

All the pots are placed near the spot where the afterbirth was buried.

On my arrival, I found the child and afterbirth all in a pile.

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