Secundines
1secundines — [sek′ən dīnz΄] pl.n. 〚ME < LL secundinae, pl., the afterbirth < L secundus, following: see SECOND1〛 AFTERBIRTH * * * se·cun·dines (sē kŭnʹdīnz , sĕkʹən dīnz ) pl.n. The afterbirth. [Middle English …
2secundines — [sek′ən dīnz΄] pl.n. [ME < LL secundinae, pl., the afterbirth < L secundus, following: see SECOND1] AFTERBIRTH …
3secundines — SYN: afterbirth. [L. secundinae, the afterbirth] * * * sec·un·dines sek ən .dēnz, .dīnz; se kən dənz n pl AFTERBIRTH * * * se·cun·dines (sekґən dēnz) (se kunґdēnz) [L. secundinae] afterbirth …
4secundines — n. afterbirth, placenta expelled after the birth of a baby …
5secundines — n. pl. Afterbirth, placenta …
6secundines — secun·dines …
7secundines — pl. n. afterbirth …
8secundines — …
9Afterbirth — The placenta + the fetal membranes that are normally expelled from the uterus after the birth of the baby. Hence, the "afterbirth." The placenta is of course the organ that joins the mother and fetus and permits the provision of oxygen… …
10Heam — (h[=e]m), n. [Cf. AS. cildhamma womb, OD. hamme afterbirth, LG. hamen.] The afterbirth or secundines of a beast. [1913 Webster] …
