Caesarean
[si-
zair
-ee-
uh
n]
/sɪˈzɛər i ən/
adjective
1.
pertaining to
Caesar
or the
Caesars
:
a Caesarean conquest.
noun
2.
(
sometimes lowercase
)
Cesarean
.
Also,
Caesarian
.
Origin
1520-30;
<
Latin
Caesare
(
us
) of
Caesar
+
-an
Related forms
post-Caesarean,
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
Caesarean
Caesarean
/
sɪˈzɛərɪən
/
adjective
1.
of or relating to any of the Caesars, esp Julius Caesar
noun
2.
(
sometimes not capital
) (
surgery
)
short for
Caesarean section
(
as modifier
):
Caesarean birth,
Caesarean operation
Word Origin and History for
Caesarean
caesarean
see
caesarian
.
Caesarean
in Medicine
caesarean
n.
Variant of
cesarean
.