cesarean meaning
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cesarean (adjective): relating to abdominal delivery.
Spelling: caesarean (British) · cesarean (American)
cesarean has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and noun.
cesarean as an adjective
cesarean as a noun
- the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
Synonyms: cesarean delivery, caesarean delivery, caesarian delivery, cesarean section, cesarian section, caesarean section, caesarian section, C-section, cesarian, caesarean, caesarian, abdominal delivery
Type of: delivery
Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with CE · words ending in AN · 8-letter words
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