Cesarean

American  

[si-zair-ee-uhn] / sɪˈzɛər i ən /

Also Caesarean,

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

1. Also called Cesarean section,.  Informal, C-section.  an operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus.

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adjective

1. of or relating to a Cesarean.

2. Caesarean.

Cesarean British  

/ sɪˈzɛərɪən /

adjective

1. variant spellings of Caesarean

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Other Word Forms

• post-Cesarean adjective

Example Sentences

Cesarean sections may lead to infections and potentially life-threatening blood clots.

From New York Times • May 28, 2023

The system, as she saw it, did not just prevent doctors from performing a necessary procedure, it encouraged them to perform unnecessary ones, such as Cesarean sections.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2023

The team was able to remove it without a Cesarean section, the zoo said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2021

When an emergency Cesarean needs to be performed on an injured mother, the film documents the doctors’ efforts to deliver the baby and get it to live.

From Salon • Dec. 22, 2019

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

From Moral Principles and Medical Practice The Basis of Medical Jurisprudence by Coppens, Charles