C-section

noun

C-sec·​tion ˈsē-ˌsek-shən How to pronounce C-section (audio)

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Demi Lovato's younger sister, Madison De La Garza, revealed in an Instagram post on Saturday that her newborn daughter died on Sept. 27 following an emergency C-section. Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024 The calculator for assessing vaginal birth after cesarean delivery has led Black patients to get more C-sections than were necessary, by erroneously predicting that minorities were less likely to have success with a vaginal birth after a cesarean delivery, per Information Week. Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024 In September, Williams, who has two children, Adira, 13 months, and Olympia, 7, with her husband, Alexis Ohanian, opened up about giving birth to her youngest via a C-section. Raven Brunner, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024 Elsewhere in the episode, Violet performed a C-section on a patient in the field, which is way beyond a paramedic’s scope. Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for C-section 

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of C-section was in 1973

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“C-section.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/C-section. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

C-section

noun
C-sec·​tion ˈsē-ˌsek-shən How to pronounce C-section (audio)
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