English Explanatory Dictionary

placentophagy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Consumption of one's own placenta immediately after childbirth.
The consumption of a placenta, of any species, as part of a meal.

Word forms

placentophagy

Etymology

From placento- + -phagy.

Related words

placentophagic placentophagous

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