cesarean section
noun
variants
or caesarean section
or less commonly cesarian section
or caesarian section
often capitalized C
: a surgical procedure involving incision of the walls of the abdomen and uterus for delivery of offspring
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The embryos that would become the animals Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi were then implanted to grow inside large dogs and delivered by cesarean section.
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Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
The eggs developed into embryos, which were then transplanted into the wombs of large hound mixes, resulting in the births of Romulus and Remus in October, and Khaleesi in January, all via cesarean section.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
The first two pups, Romulus and Remus, were born via cesarean section on October 1, followed by Khaleesi, named for the Game of Thrones character, a few months later.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
In an interview with Fox 11 Los Angeles, her husband Matthew revealed that minutes after their first son was born via cesarean section, his wife went into cardiac arrest after suffering an amniotic fluid embolism (AFE).
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
The eggs developed into embryos, which were then transplanted into the wombs of large hound mixes, resulting in the births of Romulus and Remus in October, and Khaleesi in January, all via cesarean section.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
The first two pups, Romulus and Remus, were born via cesarean section on October 1, followed by Khaleesi, named for the Game of Thrones character, a few months later.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
In an interview with Fox 11 Los Angeles, her husband Matthew revealed that minutes after their first son was born via cesarean section, his wife went into cardiac arrest after suffering an amniotic fluid embolism (AFE).
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Cesarean section.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cesarean%20section. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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cesarean section
nounsometimes capitalized C
: a surgical procedure involving incision of the walls of the abdomen and uterus for delivery of offspring
Even a history of multiple cesarean sections need not exclude a pregnant woman from attempting a vaginal delivery, new research indicates.—Science News
Science Newscalled also cesarean, C-section
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