Cesarean

American  

[si-zair-ee-uhn] / sɪˈzɛər i ən /

Also Caesarean,

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

1. Also called Cesarean section. Informal, C-section. an operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus.

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adjective

1. of or relating to a Cesarean.

2. Caesarean.

Cesarean British  

/ sɪˈzɛərɪən /

adjective

1. variant spellings of Caesarean

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Other Word Forms

• post-Cesarean
  adjective

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Cesarean

Cesarean sections can save lives, but global studies suggest they have become much more common than is necessary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2023

The team was able to remove it without a Cesarean section, the zoo said.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2021

Cesarean sections, immunizations for polio, tuberculosis, tetanus and measles, diagnoses and treatment of TB, malaria, H.I.V., childhood nutrition, surgeries and routine health services, including family planning — all are at risk.

From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2021

When an emergency Cesarean needs to be performed on an injured mother, the film documents the doctors’ efforts to deliver the baby and get it to live.

From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2019

He removed the child by Cesarean section and it lived for several days.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle