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heam

/ˈhiːm/

heam noun: the amniotic sac; afterbirth or secundus of an animal.

Noun

heam (plural heams)

  1. The amniotic sac; afterbirth or secundus of an animal.

Forms of heam

pluralheams

Origin of heam

Dialectal form of hame (“membrane”). Compare Old English ċildhama (“womb”), Low German hamen (“afterbirth”), Middle Dutch hame (“covering, sheath”). More at hame.

Questions about heam

What does heam mean?
Heam means the amniotic sac; afterbirth or secundus of an animal.
What part of speech is heam?
Heam is a noun.
How do you pronounce heam?
Heam is pronounced /ˈhiːm/.
What is the plural of heam?
The plural of heam is heams.

Words near heam in the dictionary

  1. Healy
  2. healy-feely
  3. Healyite
  4. Healyites
  5. Healys
  6. heam
  7. heamagglutination
  8. heamagglutinin
  9. heamatobium
  10. heamatoxilin
  11. heamatoxylin

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