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Definition of cesarean noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cesarean

noun
 
/sɪˈzeəriən/
 
/sɪˈzeriən/
(also cesarian (both US English), British English usually caesarean)
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a cesarean section (= a medical operation in which an opening is cut in a woman’s body in order to take out a baby)
    • She had to have an emergency cesarean.
    • The baby was born by cesarean.
    Topics Healthcarec2, Life stagesc2
See cesarean in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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