caesarian

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cae·sar·i·an

(sĭ-zâr′ē-ən)

adj. & n.

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Noun	1.	caesarian - 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, caesarean, caesarean delivery, caesarean section, caesarian delivery, caesarian section, cesarean, cesarean delivery, cesarean section, cesarian, cesarian section, C-section obstetrical delivery, delivery - the act of delivering a child hysterotomy - surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section)
Adj.	1.	caesarian - relating to abdominal delivery caesarean, cesarean, cesarian
	2.	Caesarian - of or relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar Caesarean

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The rulers of society must be up to the work of the world, and equal to their versatile office: men of the right Caesarian pattern, who have great range of affinity.

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Caesarian delivery rates and pregnancy outcomes: the 2005 WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health in Latin America.

Caesarean delivery rates and pregnancy outcomes: WHO global survey 2005

With her first child, Camilla was desperately hoping for a natural birth but a sequence of events led to a traumatic emergency Caesarian.