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Caesarean section
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cesarean section also caesarean section
n.
A surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus, performed to deliver a fetus.
[From the traditional belief that Julius Caesar (or his eponymous ancestor) was born by this operation.]
Caesarean section
Noun
surgical incision into the womb in order to deliver a baby [from the belief that Julius Caesar was delivered in this way]
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Noun1.Caesarean sectioncaesarean section - the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
abdominal delivery, C-section, caesarean, caesarean delivery, caesarian, caesarian delivery, caesarian section, cesarean, cesarean delivery, cesarean section, cesarian, cesarian section
obstetrical delivery, delivery - the act of delivering a child
hysterotomy - surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section)


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In contemporary practice, the rates of caesarean sections are an example of where measures of 'appropriateness' could well be considered.
Introducing 'appropriateness' to health care by Armstrong, Fiona / Australian Nursing Journal
We recruited, in consecutive order, adults (>18 years of age) admitted to 3 Australian hospitals in 2004 for knee or hip prostheses, cardiovascular procedures, femoropopliteal bypass grafts, or abdominal procedures, including abdominal hysterectomies and lower segment caesarean sections.
Costs of surgical site infections that appear after hospital discharge by Whitby, Michael / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The third annual special will feature a variety of deliveries, from Caesarean sections and natural childbirth to premature, high-risk and multiple births.
PULSE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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