Cesarean
- Also called Cesarean section, C-section. an operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus.
- of or relating to a Cesarean.
- Caesarean(def 1).
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Contemporary Examples of cesarean
One out of three births in the U.S. is a Cesarean section and about a quarter of all labor is induced.
The surgical risks of a fifth cesarean section also cannot be downplayed.
Even after just one cesarean, a woman can experience extensive scarring, which causes the operation to be technically challenging.
Fifteen percent of deaths in California were directly related to cesarean sections.
On New Year's Eve, doctors decided a cesarean was necessary.
Historical Examples of cesarean
She had even survived the Cesarean operation, and reached a great age notwithstanding her scandalous insobriety.
Acrobats and MountebanksHugues Le Roux
Where rapid delivery is required, cesarean section must be employed.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and MutilationAustin O'Malley
Skilful operators have the fewest ruptures after cesarean delivery.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and MutilationAustin O'Malley
In Belgium the Cesarean section has been performed seven times on the same woman, and in Philadelphia three times.
Moral Principles and Medical PracticeCharles Coppens
For some years he held the post of Cesarean poet at Vienna, which he resigned to the more celebrated Metastasio.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the firstCount Carlo Gozzi
Cesarean
Cesarian
- US variant spellings of Caesarean
Word Origin and History for cesarean
cesarean
- Of or relating to a cesarean section.
- A cesarean section.