Caesarean section
noun
1.
surgical incision through the abdominal and uterine walls in order to deliver a baby
Word Origin
C17: from the belief that Julius Caesar was so delivered, the name allegedly being derived from
caesus,
past participle of
caedere
to cut
caesarean section
in Medicine
caesarean section
n.
Variant of
cesarean section
.
caesarean section
in Science
cesarean section also caesarean section
(sĭ-zâr'ē-ən)
A surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus, performed to deliver a fetus.