CESAREAN

a.The Cesarean operation is the taking of a child from the womb by cutting; an operation, which, it is said, gave name to Caesar, the Roman emperor.

CESAREAN; CESARIAN

CESAREAN; CESARIAN Ce *sa "re *an, Ce *sa "ri *an, a.

cesarean

ce sar e an |siˈze (ə )rēən səˈzɛriən |(also caesarean or chiefly Brit. caesarian ) ▶adjective of or effected by cesarean section: a cesarean delivery. ▶noun a cesarean section: I had to have a cesarean | two sons both born by cesarean. ORIGIN early 16th cent. (as a noun denoting a supporter of an emperor or imperial system ): from Latin Caesareus ‘of Caesar ’ + -an .

cesarean section

ce sar e an sec tion ▶noun a surgical operation for delivering a child by cutting through the wall of the mother's abdomen. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: cesarean from the story that Julius Caesar was delivered by this method.

cesarean

cesarean (also cesarian ) ▶adjective & noun US spelling of caesarean.