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cesarean section

cesarean 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. – caesarean section, cesarian section, caesarian section, C-section, cesarean, cesarian.