Caesarean

or Cae·sar·i·an

[ si-zair-ee-uhn ]

/ sɪˈzɛər i ən /

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adjective

pertaining to Caesar or the Caesars: a Caesarean conquest.

noun

(sometimes lowercase) Cesarean.

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Origin of Caesarean

1520–30; <Latin Caesare(us) of Caesar + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM Caesarean

post-Cae·sar·e·an, adjective

Words nearby Caesarean

Caesar, Caesar and Cleopatra, Caesaraugusta, Caesarea, Caesarea Mazaca, Caesarean, Caesarean section, Caesarism, caesaropapism, Caesar salad, caesious

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How to use Caesarean in a sentence

But had I needed an epidural, had something gone wrong and I needed a caesarean, that would have been OK, too.
Natural Childbirth Is Not a Cult|Brandy Zadrozny|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had threatened to stop examining her if she continued to refuse a caesarean section.
The Mom Forced to Have a C-Section|Emily Shire|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One Caesarean section: roughly $23,000, plus the additional cost of having 46 doctors and nurses in the room.
The Dark Side of IVF|Debora Spar|October 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The higher clergy were more than ever immersed in affairs of state, “Caesarean” as Wycliffe would have called them.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5|Various

It must have been the habitual temper of mind in any Periclean symposium or Caesarean salon.
Suspended Judgments|John Cowper Powys
She came back and told him they had decided they could not wait much longer, and would have to undertake a Caesarean.
A Choice of Miracles|James A. Cox
The case is different from the ordinary caesarean section done because of a narrow pelvic bony girdle.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
In the caesarean section the infant is delivered through an incision in the abdominal or uterine walls.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley

British Dictionary definitions for Caesarean

Caesarean

Caesarian US Cesarean or Cesarian (sɪˈzɛərɪən)

adjective

of or relating to any of the Caesars, esp Julius Caesar

noun

(sometimes not capital) surgery

short for Caesarean section
(as modifier)Caesarean birth; Caesarean operation

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