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caesarean
(redirected from Caesareans)

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cae·sar·e·an  (s-zâr-n)
adj. & n.
Variant of cesarean.
Caesarean, Caesarian US, Cesarean, Cesarian [sɪˈzɛərɪən]
adj
(Historical Terms) of or relating to any of the Caesars, esp Julius Caesar (100-44 bc), Roman general, statesman, and historian
n
(Medicine / Surgery) (sometimes not capital) Surgery
a.  short for Caesarean section
b.  (as modifier) Caesarean birth Caesarean operation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.caesareancaesarean - 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 delivery, caesarean section, 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)
Adj.1.caesarean - relating to abdominal delivery
caesarian, cesarean, cesarian
2.Caesarean - of or relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar
Caesarian
Translations
Caesarean Cesarean (US) [siːˈzɛərɪən] N (also Caesarean operation or section) → (operación f de) cesárea f
Caesarean Caesarian [sɪˈzɛəriən] Cesarean (US) n (also Caesarean section) → césarienne f
Caesarean section Caesarian section, Cesarean section (US) n → césarienne f
Caesar salad caesar salad [ˌsiːzərˈsæləd] n → salade f césar
Caesarean, (US) Cesarean
adj → cäsarisch, Cäsaren-; (= of Caesar) → cäsarisch
n (Med: also Caesarean section) → Kaiserschnitt m; he was a Caesarean → er wurde mit Kaiserschnitt entbunden; she had a (baby by) Caesarean → sie hatte einen Kaiserschnitt
Caesarean Cesarean (Am) [sɪːˈzɛərɪən] n (also Caesarean section) → (taglio) cesareo
Caesarean Cesarean (Am) [sɪːˈzɛərɪən] n (also Caesarean section) → (taglio) cesareo


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