Cesarean
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of Cesarean. alt-of
- 2 Alternative spelling of Caesarean. alt-of, alternative
- 3 the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) wordnet
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of Cesarean. alt-of, not-comparable
"The text of the measure defines a born-alive infant as one that is delivered “at any stage of development” by “natural or induced labor, cesarean section, induced abortion, or another method” and “breathes, has a beating heart, or has definite movement of voluntary muscles.”"
- 2 Alternative spelling of Caesarean. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
- 1 relating to abdominal delivery wordnet
Example
More examples"When Lanning learned she would be giving birth to twins, she was told that she could either schedule a cesarean section at her nearest hospital, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) away, or travel to a better-equipped hospital 135 kilometers (85 miles) away. She and her husband, John, chose to make the long drive and avoid the C-section."
Etymology
From Caesar + -ean, but see also Caesarean section § Etymology.
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