Caesarean

or Cae·sar·i·an

[ si-zair-ee-uhn ]
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adjective
  1. pertaining to Caesar or the Caesars: a Caesarean conquest.

noun
  1. (sometimes lowercase) Cesarean.

Origin of Caesarean

1
1520–30; <Latin Caesare(us) of Caesar + -an

Other words from Caesarean

  • post-Cae·sar·e·an, adjective

Words Nearby Caesarean

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How to use Caesarean in a sentence

  • She came back and told him they had decided they could not wait much longer, and would have to undertake a Caesarean.

    A Choice of Miracles | James A. Cox
  • The case is different from the ordinary Caesarean section done because of a narrow pelvic bony girdle.

  • In the Caesarean section the infant is delivered through an incision in the abdominal or uterine walls.

British Dictionary definitions for Caesarean

Caesarean

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

noun
  1. (sometimes not capital) surgery

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