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cesarean 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.]
cesarean section also caesarean section  (s-zâr-n)
A surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus, performed to deliver a fetus.
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Noun1.cesarean sectioncesarean 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, caesarean section, caesarian, caesarian delivery, caesarian section, cesarean, cesarean delivery, 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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The issue of cesarean section similarly reveals complications beyond the basic awareness that there are simply too many of them being performed.
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Louis, was originally expected to miss just two games, but when minor complications arose from Liliana's Cesarean section Sunday, he decided to stay with her longer than expected.
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Today, newer, less invasive tests and greater use of prenatal counseling can help women better assess their risk of giving birth to a child with serious problems; more women are delivering via cesarean section than ever before; and a new specialty--fetal surgery--has evolved to correct certain abnormalities like some types of spina bifida even before babies are born.
Women & pregnancy by National Women's Health Report
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