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View synonyms for Caesarean

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. (sometimes not capital) surgery

    1. short for Caesarean section

    2. ( as modifier )

      Caesarean birth

      Caesarean operation

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • post-Caesarean adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Caesarean1

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

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The protests erupted in late September, after the deaths of eight pregnant women during Caesarean sections at a hospital in Agadir, in southern Morocco, sparked anger over conditions at public health facilities.

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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.

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

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

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