caesarean : Idioms & Phrases


caesarean delivery

  • 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; cesarean; cesarian; cesarean section; caesarian; cesarean delivery; abdominal delivery; caesarean delivery; caesarean.
WordNet

caesarean section

  • 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; cesarean; cesarian; cesarean section; caesarian; cesarean delivery; abdominal delivery; caesarean delivery; caesarean.
WordNet

Cæsarean section

  • (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.
Webster 1913