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

Etymology

Origin of Caesarean

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

Example Sentences

Like the rest of the UK, Scotland has seen an increase in Caesarean sections, inductions of labour, serious tears during childbirth and the proportion of babies born in poorer health.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

The protest came after the deaths of eight pregnant women during Caesarean sections at a hospital in Agadir.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

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.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

Amie suffered internal bleeding during the Caesarean section at Nottingham City Hospital on 26 August 2024.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

Eighteen months later his sister was born, and five and a half years after the birth of his sister, his brother was born by Caesarean section, both in that same hospital.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok