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Caesarean Definition

Cae·sar·ean (sə zerē ən)

adjective

of Julius Caesar or the Caesars

noun

Caesarean section

Caesarean Usage Examples

Converse of subject

bear: In England, 22 % of babies were born by cesarean in 2003.

Converse of object

  • have: Seven women had a cesarean at a previous birth.
  • need: Let's look at the mother's chances of needing an immediate emergency cesarean.
  • perform: Doctors ' only real means of helping is performing an emergency cesarean.
  • avoid: I particularly would like to avoid a cesarean just for slow progress.
  • request: Q. Do I have a right to request a cesarean?
  • refuse: An example is a woman in labor refusing a cesarean; or a pregnant drug addict who will not give up drugs.

Adjective modifier

  • elective: Elective cesarean to avoid birth injuries in large babies?
  • planned: She had a planned cesarean instead, which ended in an emergency hysterectomy.
  • previous: The authors studied five years records in Calgary and found 25 such women who had tried for vaginal deliveries after a previous cesarean.
  • past: However, for women having a vaginal birth who did not have a past cesarean, the rate was only 1 in 5,189.
  • prior: The rate of placenta accreta is much higher in women with a prior cesarean, than otherwise.
  • immediate: She did not think an immediate cesarean was necessary.

Noun used with modifier

  • emergency: My worst case scenario hadn't planned for the emergency cesarean which led to many more problems.
  • repeat: Some women would rather plan a repeat cesarean, than face the worry that an attempt at vaginal birth would end in cesarean anyway.