Caesarean
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adjective & noun.
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Pertaining to or characteristic of Cæsar. Also spelled
Cesarean, Cesarian.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Of or pertaining to Cæsar or the Cæsars; imperial.
noun.
same as
caesarean section
.
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noun.
Alternative capitalization of
Caesarean
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adjective.
of or relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar
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)
adjective.
relating to abdominal delivery
Word Usage
"There used to be an operation, in the old days, called a caesarean section -- used on normal women and on dwarfs and midgets too, in childbirth."
cross-reference
operation
Equivalent
cæsarian
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
delivery
obstetrical delivery
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
counterguerrilla
cryostat
fireshield
generalised
jfk
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
imperial
variant
caesarean section