Cesarean Section Definition

səzerēən
noun
A surgical operation for delivering a baby by cutting through the mother's abdominal and uterine walls.
Webster's New World
(US, medicine) Alternative spelling of Caesarean section.
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Noun

Singular:
cesarean section
Plural:
cesarean-sections

Origin of Cesarean Section

  • From the traditional belief that Julius Caesar (or his eponymous ancestor) was born by this operation

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cesarean Section Sentence Examples

  • Perhaps the most shocking sight is a prosthetic woman's abdomen, cut open in a cesarean section.

  • In pregnancy and childbirth 72% - 80% of women needed forceps or cesarean section during childbirth.

  • Furthermore, submucosal fibroids can increase the chances of postpartum hemorrhage, obstructed labor, stalled labor and cesarean section.

  • Ocular adnexal injuries like lid lacerations occur rarely during episiotomy or with the surgical knife during delivery with cesarean section has been noted 5.

  • Awaiting the onset of labor appears to be beneficial in preventing respiratory morbidity in term neonates delivered by elective cesarean section.

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