cesarian section meaning

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cesarian section (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).

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Definition of cesarian section

  1. 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, caesarean section, caesarian section, C-section, cesarean, cesarian, caesarean, caesarian, abdominal delivery

    Type of: delivery

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