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

Examples of cesarean section in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mothers were reported after they were given medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, to reduce anxiety or to manage blood pressure during cesarean sections. —Shoshana Walter, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024

This type of insurance allows new mothers to have up to 60% of their income for up to six weeks for a routine delivery and eight weeks for a cesarean section. —Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2024

Doctors were concerned that this latest pregnancy, which had implanted in scar tissue from a recent cesarean section, could kill her. —ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2024

Doctors soon told her that a cesarean section would be needed as the baby was in the wrong position. —Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

from the legendary association of such a delivery with the Roman cognomen Caesar

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

cesarean section

noun

variants or caesarean section

often capitalized C

: a surgical operation making an opening in the walls of the abdomen and uterus for delivery of a baby

Etymology

from Cesar, alternate form of Caesar, and -ean (adjective suffix); from the belief that the original bearer of the name Caesar was cut (Latin caesus) from his mother's womb

Medical Definition

cesarean section

noun

sometimes 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

called also cesarean, C-section