Caesarean

Or Cae·sar·i·an

[si-zair-ee-uhn]

adjective

1. pertaining to Caesar or the Caesars.

   a Caesarean conquest.

noun

1. (sometimes lowercase),  Cesarean.

Caesarean

adjective

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

noun

1. (sometimes not capital) surgery

   1. short for Caesarean section

   2. ( as modifier )

      Caesarean birth

      Caesarean operation

Other Word Forms

• post-Caesarean adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Caesarean¹

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

Example Sentences

A woman who went into hospital for a planned Caesarean section and ended up in a coma for four days has said she remains traumatised by her experience.

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Last week, she said, doctors had to conduct an emergency Caesarean on a nine-month pregnant woman whose head had been blown off.

From BBC

Earlier this year, planned Caesarean sections took place for the first time in almost seven years at what is the largest hospital in Moray.

From BBC

Her twins were delivered by Caesarean section at 26 weeks in a high-risk operation.

From BBC

Rachel Williams, from Warwick, says she was thinking about the scheme before the birth of her twins in 2022, when doctors told her she would need a Caesarean four weeks early.

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