cesarean section

Noun

Meaning

the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

caesarean C-section caesarean section caesarian cesarean cesarian abdominal delivery caesarean delivery caesarian delivery caesarian section cesarean delivery cesarian section surgical birth birthing process surgical delivery

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Antonyms

natural childbirth vaginal birth natural birth vaginal delivery natural delivery delivery through the vagina

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Hypernyms

delivery obstetrical delivery

Examples

The best a health care system can do is to equip itself to meet the needs of each individual woman and birth. Those needs run the gamut from undisturbed home birth to planned cesarean section. Ina May Gaskin

Close letter words and terms

Cesare Borgia cesarean cesarean delivery cesarean section birth cesarean section capability cesarean section delivery