Caesarean operation

Caesarean operation
The delivery of a child by surgery, the term deriving from the fact or legend respecting the birth of Julius Caesar.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • Caesarean operation — Caesarean section or Caesarean operation noun Delivery of a child by cutting through the walls of the abdomen • • • Main Entry: ↑Caesar * * * Caesarean section or Caesarean operation, an operation by which a baby is removed from the uterus by… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Caesarean operation — Caesarean section, surgical removal of a fetus from a woman s uterus …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Caesarean section — A more professional term for Caesarean operation …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Caesarean section — Intervention A team of obstetricians performing a Caesarean section in a modern hospital. ICD 9 CM …   Wikipedia

  • caesarean — section caesarean 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;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • caesarean 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • caesarean — UK [sɪˈzeərɪən] / US [sɪˈzerɪən] or caesarean section UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms caesarean : singular caesarean plural caesareans a medical operation in which a baby is born by being removed from a woman s body through a cut… …   English dictionary

  • caesarean section — caesarean UK [sɪˈzeərɪən] / US [sɪˈzerɪən] or caesarean section UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms caesarean : singular caesarean plural caesareans a medical operation in which a baby is born by being removed from a woman s body… …   English dictionary

  • Caesarean section — ► NOUN ▪ a surgical operation for delivering a child by cutting through the wall of the mother s abdomen. ORIGIN from the story that Julius Caesar was delivered by this method …   English terms dictionary

  • Caesarean section — a surgical operation for delivering a baby through the abdominal wall. The operation most commonly performed is lower uterine segment Caesarean section (LUSCS), carried out through an incision (usually transverse) in the lower segment of the… …   Medical dictionary

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