えな

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Japanese

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Alternative spelling
胞衣

Pronunciation

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Noun

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えな (ena

  1. (obstetrics) afterbirth, the material expelled after childbirth, including the amnion, placenta and umbilical cord
    Synonym: 後産 (atozan)
    Hyponyms: 胎盤 (taiban, placenta), 羊膜 (yōmaku, amnion), 臍帯 (saitai, umbilical cord)

See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN