Caesarean

American  

[si-zair-ee-uhn] / sɪˈzɛər i ən /

Or Caesarian

adjective

1. pertaining to Caesar or the Caesars.

   a Caesarean conquest.

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noun

1. (sometimes lowercase) Cesarean.

Caesarean British  

adjective

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

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noun

1. (sometimes not capital) surgery

   1. short for Caesarean section

   2. ( as modifier )

      Caesarean birth

      Caesarean operation

Other Word Forms

• post-Caesarean
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of Caesarean

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

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Example Sentences

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Caesarean

Those are the words of Laura, 45, from Cheltenham, in Gloucestershire, who weeks after undergoing an emergency Caesarean section struggled so much with postnatal depression that she needed psychiatric care.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

But Bennett's opinion is that the baby died from a liver condition caused by an injury to his liver during, what he believed was, a difficult Caesarean section to deliver him.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Babies delivered by Caesarean section showed distinct DNA methylation patterns in several genes involved in immune function and brain development.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 2, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026

“I would advise a Caesarean operation. If it were my wife I would do a Caesarean.”

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

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