Cesarean

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  • adjective. Of or relating to a cesarean section.
  • noun. A cesarean section.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • See Cæsarean.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Same as cæsarean, cæsarian.
  • adjective. same as caesarian.
  • noun. same as cesarean section.
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  • adjective. Of or relating to Julius Caesar.
  • noun. Short form of Caesarean section.
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  • 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
    "ACOG cautions that "both sides to this debate" must recognize that evidence to support the benefit of elective cesarean is still incomplete and that there are not yet extensive morbidity and mortality data to compare elective cesarean delivery with vaginal birth in healthy women."
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    cesarian  
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    c-section  
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