The Collaborative International Dictionary
cesarean section \cesarean section\ n. (Surg.), the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; -- so called because Julius C[ae]sar is reported to have been brought into the world by such an operation; -- called also caesarean.
Syn: caesarean section, cesarian section, caesarian section, C-section, cesarean, cesarian.
Wiktionary
n. (context US medicine English) (alternative spelling of Caesarean section English)
WordNet
n. the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) [syn: cesarean delivery, caesarean delivery, cesarian section, caesarean section, C-section, cesarean, cesarian, caesarean, abdominal delivery]
Usage examples of "cesarean section".
Mary Northon was born on May 29, 1958, and Sally Northon on September 15, 1959, all by cesarean section.
He expected to recommend a cesarean section as soon as Phimie's e's blood pressure was reduced and stabilized, but he didn't want to risk this surgery before determining what complications might have resulted from her restricted diet and the compression of her abdomen.
It might mean a cesarean section because of the likelihood of an umbilical cord problem.
If his had been an in utero transformation, Tachyon sure as hell bet he had been delivered by cesarean section.