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coffin birth

coffin birth noun: postmortem fetal extrusion: the expulsion of a nonviable fetus through the vaginal opening of a deceased pregnant woman as a result of gaseous pressure through decomposition.

Noun

coffin birth (plural coffin births)

  1. Postmortem fetal extrusion: the expulsion of a nonviable fetus through the vaginal opening of a deceased pregnant woman as a result of gaseous pressure through decomposition.

Forms of coffin birth

pluralcoffin births

Questions about coffin birth

What does coffin birth mean?
Coffin birth means postmortem fetal extrusion: the expulsion of a nonviable fetus through the vaginal opening of a deceased pregnant woman as a result of gaseous pressure through decomposition.
What part of speech is coffin birth?
Coffin birth is a noun.
What is the plural of coffin birth?
The plural of coffin birth is coffin births.

Words near coffin birth in the dictionary

  1. Coffie
  2. Coffield
  3. Coffields
  4. Coffies
  5. coffin
  6. coffin birth
  7. coffin births
  8. coffin bone
  9. coffin bones
  10. coffin corner
  11. coffin corners

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