caesarean operation
1Caesarean operation — Caesarean section or Caesarean operation noun Delivery of a child by cutting through the walls of the abdomen • • • Main Entry: ↑Caesar * * * Caesarean section or Caesarean operation, an operation by which a baby is removed from the uterus by… …
2Caesarean operation — Caesarean section, surgical removal of a fetus from a woman s uterus …
3Caesarean operation — The delivery of a child by surgery, the term deriving from the fact or legend respecting the birth of Julius Caesar …
4Caesarean section — A more professional term for Caesarean operation …
5Caesarean section — Intervention A team of obstetricians performing a Caesarean section in a modern hospital. ICD 9 CM …
6caesarean — section caesarean 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;… …
7caesarean 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 …
8caesarean — 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 through a cut… …
9caesarean 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… …
10Caesarean 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 …
