Caesarean section
noun
surgical incision through the abdominal and uterine walls in order to deliver a baby
Word Origin for Caesarean section
C17: from the belief that Julius Caesar was so delivered, the name allegedly being derived from
caesus, past participle of
caedere to cut
Words nearby Caesarean section
cervix uteri,
cervix vesicae urinariae,
cerynean stag,
cesarean,
cesarean hysterectomy,
Caesarean section,
cesarevitch,
cesca chair,
cesena,
cesium,
cesium 137
Medical definitions for caesarean section
caesarean section
n.
Variant ofcesarean section
Scientific definitions for caesarean section
cesarean section
A surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus, performed to deliver a fetus.