caesarean

Noun · Adjective
US[key-ser-een]/ˈkeɪsɚˌin/3 syllables
Synonyms: cesarean deliverycaesarean deliverycaesarian deliverycesarean sectioncesarian sectioncaesarean sectioncaesarian sectionC-sectioncesareancesariancaesarianabdominal delivery

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)Synonyms: cesarean deliverycaesarean deliverycaesarian deliverycesarean sectioncesarian sectioncaesarean sectioncaesarian sectionC-sectioncesareancesariancaesarianabdominal deliveryType of delivery, obstetrical deliveryParts hysterotomy

Adjective (2)

  1. of or relating to or in the manner of Julius CaesarSynonyms: CaesarianRelating to Caesar
  2. relating to abdominal deliverySynonyms: cesareancesariancaesarianRelating to cesarean

Related words Caesar noun, cesarean noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Cæ·sa′re·an, Cæ·sa′ri·an (sē-zā′rĭ-an) adjective

Origin: L. Caesareus, Caesarianus.

Of or pertaining to Cæsar or the Cæsars; imperial.

caesarean noun

same as caesarean section.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5

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