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Webster 1913 Edition
caesarean section
caesarean section
Noun.
(Surg.)
, the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; – so called because Julius Cæsar is reported to have been brought into the world by such an operation; – called also
caesarean
.
Syn. – cesarean section, cesarian section, caesarean section, caesarian section, C-section, cesarean, cesarian.