Obstetrics. The placenta and other adjuncts of a fœtus extruded from the womb after the expulsion of the fœtus in parturition; the afterbirth…
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释义 | the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > embryo or fetus > membranes, etc., of embryo or fetus > [noun] > placenta (16) secundine1398 Obstetrics. The placenta and other adjuncts of a fœtus extruded from the womb after the expulsion of the fœtus in parturition; the afterbirth… afterburden?a1450 = afterbirth, n. 1a. Also figurative. Now historical and rare. second birtha1513 (a) Theology = regeneration, n. 2; †(b) = secundine, n. 1; †(c) the entrance upon a new life after death. afterbirth1527 The placenta and remains of the fetal membranes, which are normally expelled from the uterus after the delivery of the fetus; = secundine, n. 1… second1562 plural = secundine, n. Obsolete. glean1601 The placenta or after-birth, esp. of a cow. bed1611 The placenta or after-birth. Obsolete. placenta1638 Anatomy and Zoology. A round, flat, spongy, vascular organ to which the fetus of most mammals (i.e. those other than monotremes and marsupials: see… sooterkina1658 An imaginary kind of afterbirth formerly attributed to Dutch women (see first quot. 1658). womb-cake1657 the placenta (placenta, n. 1). womb-liver1657 the placenta (placenta, n. 1). womb-pancake1663 the placenta (placenta, n. 1); cf. womb-cake n. Subcategories:— disposition of (1) — part of (3) |
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