From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishafterbirthaf‧ter‧birth /ˈɑːftəbɜːθ $ ˈæftərbɜːrθ/ noun [uncountable] MBHBthe substance that comes out of female humans or animals just after they have had a baby SYN placenta
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afterbirth• He lifts wings, he leaves the remains of something, A mess of offal, muddled as an afterbirth.• He/she will check that the mare has passed all her afterbirth and she is not damaged as a result of foaling.• Sethe arched suddenly and the afterbirth shot out.• The afterbirth was large, and the good woman narrowed her gaze. 