caesareancae‧sar‧e‧an /səˈzeəriən $ -ˈzer-/ (also caeˌsarean ˈsection) noun [countable] 
Both her children were born by caesarean section. She had to have a caesarean.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- A line was established from clone 59 and clean stocks derived by caesarean section.
- Constance Stewart, 31, died after an emergency caesarean at Dulwich Hospital, south-east London.
- If the rate of non-elective caesarean sections is increasing there may be financial, medical, and social implications.
- In 1989 shaves were associated with caesarean sections.
- She was in an advanced state of pregnancy and her first child was born on the spot by caesarean section.
- The bubble is put round the sow, and the piglets removed by caesarean.
- The women end up having more painkilling drugs and more interventions, such as the use of forceps or caesareans.
WORD SETS
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Both her children were born by caesarean section. She had to have a caesarean.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
an operation in which a woman’s body is cut open to take a baby outborn/delivered etc by caesarean Both her children were born by caesarean section. She had to have a caesarean.· In 1989 shaves were associated with caesarean sections.· A line was established from clone 59 and clean stocks derived by caesarean section.· She was in an advanced state of pregnancy and her first child was born on the spot by caesarean section.· If the rate of non-elective caesarean sections is increasing there may be financial, medical, and social implications.· A commonly cited example of defensive medicine is the rise in the number of caesarean section births, as opposed to natural births.
Both her children were born by caesarean section. She had to have a caesarean.