Synonyms

Caesarean

American

[si-zair-ee-uhn] / sɪˈzɛər i ən /

Or Caesarian

adjective

pertaining to Caesar or the Caesars.

a Caesarean conquest.

noun

(sometimes lowercase) Cesarean.

Caesarean British

adjective

of or relating to any of the Caesars, esp Julius Caesar

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noun

(sometimes not capital) surgery
1. short for Caesarean section
2. ( as modifier )
  
  Caesarean birth
  Caesarean operation

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

post-Caesarean

adjective

Etymology

Origin of Caesarean

1520–30; < Latin Caesare ( us ) of Caesar + -an

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