caesarean (section)
1Caesarean section — Intervention A team of obstetricians performing a Caesarean section in a modern hospital. ICD 9 CM …
2caesarean section — n. (Surg.), the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; so called because Julius C[ae]sar is reported to have been brought into the world by such an operation; called also {caesarean}. Syn …
3caesarean section — caesarean UK [sɪˈzeərɪən] / US [sɪˈzerɪən] or caesarean section UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms caesarean : singular caesarean plural caesareans a medical operation in which a baby is born by being removed from a woman s body… …
4Caesarean section — or caesarean section n. [also c s ] CESAREAN (SECTION) * * * …
5Caesarean section — or caesarean section n. [also c s ] CESAREAN (SECTION) …
6Caesarean section — ► NOUN ▪ a surgical operation for delivering a child by cutting through the wall of the mother s abdomen. ORIGIN from the story that Julius Caesar was delivered by this method …
7caesarean section — n. also: caesarean 1) to do, perform a caesarean section on 2) (misc.) to be delivered by caesarean section * * * perform a caesarean section on (misc.) to be delivered by caesarean section to do caesarean section …
8Caesarean section — a surgical operation for delivering a baby through the abdominal wall. The operation most commonly performed is lower uterine segment Caesarean section (LUSCS), carried out through an incision (usually transverse) in the lower segment of the… …
9Caesarean section — a surgical operation for delivering a baby through the abdominal wall. The operation most commonly performed is lower uterine segment Caesarean section (LUSCS), carried out through a transverse incision in the lower portion of the uterus.… …
10Caesarean section — noun Caesarean section is used before these nouns: ↑delivery …
