(n) substance discharged from the vagina (cellular debris and mucus and blood) that gradually decreases in amount during the weeks following childbirth
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_;, pl., fr. &unr_; belonging to childbirth, &unr_; a lying in, childbirth. ] (Med.) The discharge from the womb and vagina which follows childbirth. [ 1913 Webster ]