後あと産ざん

noun

placenta; afterbirth

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.

• 分ぶん娩べん後ご、医い師しは後あと産ざんが完かん全ぜんに排はい出しゅつされたか確かく認にんした。

  After delivery, the doctor checked whether the afterbirth had been completely expelled.

• 後あと産ざんの処しょ理りは感かん染せん予よ防ぼうのために重じゅう要ようです。

  Proper handling of the afterbirth is important for infection prevention.