Cesarean

[ si-zair-ee-uh n ]

/ sɪˈzɛər i ən /

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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).

RELATED WORDS

C-section, caesarean, caesarian

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

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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

On New Year's Eve, doctors decided a cesarean was necessary.
Jailed for a Suicide Attempt|Jennifer Block|April 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The maternal mortality after cesarean section increases with the age of the patient.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
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
She had even survived the Cesarean operation, and reached a great age notwithstanding her scandalous insobriety.
Acrobats and Mountebanks|Hugues Le Roux
For some women with very small bones Cesarean section is necessary if they are to produce living children.
Radiant Motherhood|Marie Carmichael Stopes
It may be necessary to do cesarean section to liberate an incarcerated placenta.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley

British Dictionary definitions for cesarean

Cesarean

Cesarian

/ (sɪˈzɛərɪən) /

adjective

US variant spellings of Caesarean

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Word Origin and History for cesarean

cesarean

alternative spelling of caesarian (see also æ).

Medicine definitions for cesarean

cesarean

adj.

Of or relating to a cesarean section.

n.

A cesarean section.