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Adjective: caesarian  si'zeh-ree-un
  1. Relating to or performed by caesarean section
    "The doctor recommended a caesarian delivery due to complications";
    - cesarean [N. Amer], cesarian [N. Amer], caesarean
Noun: caesarian  si'zeh-ree-un
  1. The delivery of a foetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
    "The emergency caesarian saved both mother and baby";
    - cesarean delivery [N. Amer], caesarean delivery, caesarian delivery, cesarean section [N. Amer], cesarian section [N. Amer], caesarean section, caesarian section, C-section, cesarean [N. Amer], cesarian [N. Amer], caesarean, abdominal delivery
Adjective: Caesarian
  1. Of or relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar
    "The general's Caesarian ambition worried the senate";
    - Caesarean [Brit, Cdn], Cesarean [N. Amer]

Derived forms: caesarians

Type of: delivery, obstetrical delivery

Encyclopedia: Caesarian