'caesarean section' definitions:
Definition of 'caesarean section'
From: WordNet
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 section'
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]