Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Relating to or involving a cesarean section: Describes anything pertaining to the surgical procedure for delivering a baby.

2. Noun:

   • A cesarean section; a cesarean delivery: The surgical operation for delivering a child by cutting through the walls of the mother's abdomen and uterus.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The doctor recommended a cesarean birth due to complications.
  • She is recovering from cesarean surgery.

• Noun:

  • The baby was delivered by cesarean.
  • She had an emergency cesarean.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in the full phrase "cesarean section" or the informal short form "C-section".
  • The planned cesarean section is scheduled for next Tuesday.
  • After 24 hours of labor, she needed a C-section.

Variants and Related Words

• Cesarean section (n.): The full medical term for the procedure.
• C-section (n.): A common informal abbreviation.
• Cesarian: An alternative spelling.
• Abdominal delivery (n.): A formal synonym describing the method.

Synonyms

• C-section (informal noun)
• Cesarean section (formal noun)
• Abdominal delivery (formal noun)

Related Phrases

• Scheduled cesarean: A planned, non-emergency procedure.
  • Her breech baby required a scheduled cesarean.
• Emergency cesarean: A procedure performed due to an urgent complication during labor.
  • The drop in the baby's heart rate led to an emergency cesarean.

Adjective

1. relating to abdominal delivery

Noun

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)