cesarean

noun

ce·​sar·​e·​an si-ˈzer-ē-ən How to pronounce cesarean (audio)
variants or caesarean or less commonly cesarian or caesarian
often capitalized
cesarean adjective
or caesarean or less commonly cesarian or caesarian
often capitalized

Examples of cesarean in a Sentence

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With all things being equal, Black women still had a higher rate of cesarean. Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 19 Sep. 2024 The research found an appendectomy in the same hospital can cost as much as 32 times on the upper end what that facility’s lowest cost is for the service; cataract surgery can cost nine times and cesareans eight times the lowest cost at the same facility. Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2024 Doctors seeking hope delivered a newborn girl by cesarean from a pregnant woman killed in an airstrike, only to see her, days later, also die. Juwayriah Wright, TIME, 17 Aug. 2024 Medical experts alarmed by out-of-hospital cesareans in Florida But Floridians Protecting Freedom argued a stay should not last beyond July 1. Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for cesarean 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cesarean was circa 1903

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“Cesarean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cesarean. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

cesarean

noun
ce·​sar·​e·​an
variants or caesarean
often capitalized C
cesarean adjective
or caesarean

Medical Definition

cesarean

noun
ce·​sar·​e·​an si-ˈzar-ē-ən, -ˈzer- How to pronounce cesarean (audio)
variants or caesarean also cesarian or caesarian
sometimes capitalized
cesarean adjective
or caesarean also cesarian or caesarian
cesarean delivery
a cesarean birth

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