Cesarean

[si-zair-ee-uh n]

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noun (sometimes lowercase)

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.

adjective

of or relating to a Cesarean.
Caesarean(def 1).

Also Cae·sar·e·an, Caesarian, Cesarian (for defs 1, 2).

Related formspost-Ce·sar·e·an, adjective

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Examples from the Web for cesarean

Contemporary Examples

One out of three births in the U.S. is a Cesarean section and about a quarter of all labor is induced.
The Home-Birth Rebellion
Brandy Zadrozny
February 7, 2014
The surgical risks of a fifth cesarean section also cannot be downplayed.
One Baby Too Many
Yvonne Bohn, Allison Hill, Alane Park
November 9, 2011
Even after just one cesarean, a woman can experience extensive scarring, which causes the operation to be technically challenging.
One Baby Too Many
Yvonne Bohn, Allison Hill, Alane Park
November 9, 2011
Fifteen percent of deaths in California were directly related to cesarean sections.
Heart Disease Poses Surprising Threat to New Moms
Jennifer Block
June 13, 2011
On New Year's Eve, doctors decided a cesarean was necessary.
Jailed for a Suicide Attempt
Jennifer Block
April 13, 2011

Historical Examples

She had even survived the Cesarean operation, and reached a great age notwithstanding her scandalous insobriety.
Acrobats and Mountebanks
Hugues Le Roux
Skilful operators have the fewest ruptures after cesarean delivery.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation
Austin O'Malley
Where rapid delivery is required, cesarean section must be employed.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation
Austin 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 Practice
Charles 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 first
Count Carlo Gozzi

British Dictionary definitions for cesarean

Cesarean

Cesarian

adjective

US variant spellings of Caesarean

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Word Origin and History for cesarean

alternative spelling of caesarian (see also æ).

cesarean in Medicine

cesarean

adj.

Of or relating to a cesarean section.

A cesarean section.

Cesarean

Examples from the Web for cesarean

Contemporary Examples

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

She had even survived the Cesarean operation, and reached a great age notwithstanding her scandalous insobriety.

Skilful operators have the fewest ruptures after cesarean delivery.

Where rapid delivery is required, cesarean section must be employed.

In Belgium the Cesarean section has been performed seven times on the same woman, and in Philadelphia three times.

For some years he held the post of Cesarean poet at Vienna, which he resigned to the more celebrated Metastasio.

Cesarean

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