Food preparation

Japanese: Mutterkuchen
Food preparation

...The placenta is delivered naturally within about 30 minutes by uterine contractions that occur after the fetus is delivered (afterbirth contractions).
[Shape and structure]
The placenta is also called placenta in Latin, which means "cake" as the German word Mutterkuchen indicates. This may be because the mature placenta has a pancake-like shape.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Mutterkuchen" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…胎盤は胎児娩出後に起こる子宮収縮(後産期陣痛)によって約30分以内に自然に娩出される。
[形と構造]
 胎盤はラテン語でもplacentaというが,これはドイツ語のMutterkuchenの示すように〈菓子〉を意味する。これは成熟した胎盤の形がホットケーキ状をしているためでもあろう。…

※「Mutterkuchen」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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