cesarean

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cesarean

A mother holds her newborn baby after a cesarean delivery.

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.
cesarean

A mother holds her newborn baby after a cesarean delivery.

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)