CAESAREAN Definition & Meaning

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Caesarean

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[ si-zair-ee-uhn ]

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adjective

pertaining to Caesar or the Caesars:
a Caesarean conquest.

noun

(sometimes lowercase) Cesarean.

Caesarean

adjective

of or relating to any of the Caesars, esp Julius Caesar

noun

sometimes not capital surgery
1. short for Caesarean section
2. ( as modifier )
  Caesarean operation
  Caesarean birth

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of Caesarean¹

1520–30; < Latin Caesare ( us ) of Caesar + -an

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Baby Amy was born by Caesarean section at Queen Charlotte's hospital in west London on 27 February.

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Midwives and a junior doctor told Mrs Tierney that a Caesarean section had been ruled out for the evening of 9 October as they wanted to wait until morning.

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A coroner said "failings in care" led to a 20-minute delay in carrying out an emergency Caesarean section.

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Nearly a year ago, the BBC filmed a newborn baby who had been delivered by Caesarean section after her mother was killed in an Israeli air strike.

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One out of every four babies is now born by Caesarean section, latest NHS data for England reveals.

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