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Noun: cesarian  si'zeh-ree-un
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: caesarian)
  1. The delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
    "The emergency cesarian saved both mother and baby";
    - cesarean delivery [N. Amer], caesarean delivery, caesarian delivery, cesarean section [N. Amer], cesarian section [N. Amer], caesarean section, caesarian section, C-section, cesarean [N. Amer], caesarean, caesarian, abdominal delivery
Adjective: cesarian  si'zeh-ree-un
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: caesarian)
  1. Relating to or performed by caesarean section
    "The doctor recommended a cesarian delivery due to complications";
    - cesarean [N. Amer], caesarean, caesarian

Derived forms: cesarians

Type of: delivery, obstetrical delivery