cesarean section
noun
variants or caesarean section or less commonly cesarian section or caesarian section
often capitalized C
: a surgical procedure involving incision of the walls of the abdomen and uterus for delivery of offspring
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Although most ectopic pregnancies occur in the fallopian tube, an egg can also implant in the cervix, abdominal cavity, ovary, or even the scar from a cesarean section. 
Grace Segers, The New Republic, 10 May 2022 Finally, a recent small study in the Journal of Integrative Medicine Research found that ear seeding helped with uterine recovery after a cesarean section. Simone Scully, Good Housekeeping, 22 Apr. 2022 MiMedx obtains the tissue from women who have recently given birth through cesarean section and have donated their placentas. Andy Peters, ajc, 11 Apr. 2022 The baby was breech, leading to a cesarean section. Robin Raven, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2022 On July 16, 2019, Teiranni Kidd checked in to Springhill Medical Center in Mobile, Alabama, for a cesarean section. Greg Murphy, Forbes, 11 July 2022 Last year a pregnant woman died in Louga, in the north of the country, after waiting in vain for a cesarean section. Babacar Dione, ajc, 30 May 2022 After Isabella, a breech baby, was born by emergency cesarean section, Peña took a nearly two-year absence to raise her and recover from the procedure. New York Times, 29 July 2022 Since welcoming her firstborn, Quinn has also spoken about going into labor two weeks early and undergoing an emergency cesarean section. Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com, 6 Sep. 2021 See More
Grace Segers, The New Republic, 10 May 2022 Finally, a recent small study in the Journal of Integrative Medicine Research found that ear seeding helped with uterine recovery after a cesarean section. Simone Scully, Good Housekeeping, 22 Apr. 2022 MiMedx obtains the tissue from women who have recently given birth through cesarean section and have donated their placentas. Andy Peters, ajc, 11 Apr. 2022 The baby was breech, leading to a cesarean section. Robin Raven, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2022 On July 16, 2019, Teiranni Kidd checked in to Springhill Medical Center in Mobile, Alabama, for a cesarean section. Greg Murphy, Forbes, 11 July 2022 Last year a pregnant woman died in Louga, in the north of the country, after waiting in vain for a cesarean section. Babacar Dione, ajc, 30 May 2022 After Isabella, a breech baby, was born by emergency cesarean section, Peña took a nearly two-year absence to raise her and recover from the procedure. New York Times, 29 July 2022 Since welcoming her firstborn, Quinn has also spoken about going into labor two weeks early and undergoing an emergency cesarean section. Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com, 6 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
from the legendary association of such a delivery with the Roman cognomen Caesar
First Known Use
1607, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
cesarean section
noun
sometimes capitalized C
: a surgical procedure involving incision of the walls of the abdomen and uterus for delivery of offspring
Even a history of multiple cesarean sections need not exclude a pregnant woman from attempting a vaginal delivery, new research indicates. Science News
Science Newscalled also cesarean, C-section
cesarean sections
noun
variants or caesarean sections
as in natural childbirths
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- natural childbirths
- childbeds
- abortions
- lying-ins
- birth pangs
- pregnancies
- miscarriages
- parturitions
- lyings-in
- accouchements
- confinements
- childbearings
- contractions
- pains
- childbirths
- deliveries
- travails
- labors