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afterbirth
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
afterbirth
(noun)
afterbirth
/
ˈ
æftɚˌbɚθ/
Brit
/
ˈ
ɑːftəˌbəːθ/
noun
afterbirth
/
ˈ
æftɚˌbɚθ/
Brit
/
ˈ
ɑːftəˌbəːθ/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of AFTERBIRTH
[
singular
]
medical
:
the tissues that come out of the body of a woman after she gives birth to a baby
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