Definitions for: Caesarean

[n] the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
[adj] of or relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar
[adj] relating to abdominal delivery

Webster (1913) Definition: C[ae]*sa"re*an, Caesarian C[ae]*sa"ri*an, a. [L.
Caesareus, Caesarianus.]
Of or pertaining to C[ae]sar or the C[ae]sars; imperial.

C[ae]sarean section (Surg.), the operation of taking a
child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the
abdomen and uterus; -- so called because Julius C[ae]sar
is reported to have been brought into the world by such an
operation.

Synonyms: abdominal delivery, caesarean delivery, caesarean section, Caesarian, cesarean, cesarean, cesarean delivery, cesarean section, cesarian, cesarian, cesarian section, C-section

See Also: delivery, hysterotomy, obstetrical delivery

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