caesarean
noun/sɪˈzeəriən/
/sɪˈzeriən/
(also caesarian)
(both British English) (US English cesarean)
[countable, uncountable]- a caesarean section (= a medical operation in which an opening is cut in a woman’s body in order to take out a baby)
- an emergency caesarean
- She had to have a caesarean.
- The baby was born by caesarean.
WordfinderTopics Healthcarec2Word Originearly 16th cent. (as a noun denoting a supporter of an emperor or imperial system): from Latin Caesareus ‘of Caesar’ + -an.Want to learn more?
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