cesarean Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
    C-section; cesarian section; caesarian delivery; caesarian section; cesarian; cesarean section; caesarian; cesarean delivery; abdominal delivery; caesarean delivery; caesarean; caesarean section.
  2. adjective relating to abdominal delivery
    caesarian; caesarean; cesarian.

WordNet

Ce*sa"re*an, Ce*sa"ri*an adjective (Also<
  • Cesarean
  • Cesarian
)
Definitions
  1. Same as Cæsarean, Cæsarian.

Webster 1913