/ ˈɑːftəbɜːθ; NAmE ˈæftərbɜːrθ/ noun
(usually the afterbirth ) [ sing. ] the material that comes out of a woman or female animal's body after a baby has been born, and which was necessary to feed and protect the baby
SYN placenta
/ ˈɑːftəbɜːθ; NAmE ˈæftərbɜːrθ/ noun
(usually the afterbirth ) [ sing. ] the material that comes out of a woman or female animal's body after a baby has been born, and which was necessary to feed and protect the baby
SYN placenta
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005