Caesarean section

British  

noun

1. surgical incision through the abdominal and uterine walls in order to deliver a baby

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Etymology

Origin of Caesarean section

C17: from the belief that Julius Caesar was so delivered, the name allegedly being derived from caesus, past participle of caedere to cut

Example Sentences

And in 2019, an Irish Setter from Hampshire, called Amelia, had 16 pups delivered by caesarean section.

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After the crash the pregnant woman had to undergo an emergency Caesarean section, leaving her premature baby in intensive care for a number of weeks, when she suffered two collapsed lungs.

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Kinsella believes her gymnastics background has played a big part in her being able to return to physical exercise so quickly postpartum, but acknowledged that it may not have been possible if she had had a caesarean section.

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She says the other mothers scoffed at her parenting choices - she bottle-feeds her son - and seemed to disapprove of her choosing to deliver her baby by caesarean section.

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He believes a timely Caesarean section would have saved her life.

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