Medical term for the placenta and fetal membranes expelled after childbirth. The reading あとざん is standard; のちざん is a less common variant.
After delivery, the doctor checked whether the afterbirth had been completely expelled.
Proper handling of the afterbirth is important for infection prevention.
Standard kanji spelling for the medical term 'afterbirth'.
Compound of 後 (あと, 'after') and 産 (さん, 'birth'), literally 'after-birth'.