'Caesarean' definitions:
Definition of 'caesarean'
(from WordNet)
adjective
adjective
Of or relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar [syn: Caesarian, Caesarean]
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) [syn: cesarean delivery, caesarean delivery, caesarian delivery, cesarean section, cesarian section, caesarean section, caesarian section, C-section, cesarean, cesarian, caesarean, caesarian, abdominal delivery]
Definition of 'Caesarean'
From: GCIDE
- Caesarean \C[ae]*sa"re*an\, Caesarian \C[ae]*sa"ri*an\ (s[-e]*z[=a]"r[i^]*an), a. [L. Caesareus, Caesarianus.] Of or pertaining to C[ae]sar or the C[ae]sars; imperial. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'caesarean'
From: GCIDE
- caesarean \caesarean\ n. same as caesarean section. [WordNet 1.5]
Definition of 'caesarean'
From: GCIDE
- caesarean section \caesarean section\ n. (Surg.), the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; -- so called because Julius C[ae]sar is reported to have been brought into the world by such an operation; -- called also caesarean.
- Syn: cesarean section, cesarian section, caesarean section, caesarian section, C-section, cesarean, cesarian. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'caesarean'
From: GCIDE
- cesarean section \cesarean section\ n. (Surg.), the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; -- so called because Julius C[ae]sar is reported to have been brought into the world by such an operation; -- called also caesarean.
- Syn: caesarean section, cesarian section, caesarian section, C-section, cesarean, cesarian. [1913 Webster]