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Definitions

caesarean

[si-zair-ee-uhn] / sɪˈzɛər i ən /
NOUN
Caesarean section
Synonyms
WEAK
C-section Cesarean section abdominal delivery caesarian cesarean surgical birth surgical delivery
Antonyms
WEAK
natural birth
NOUN
Cesarean section
Synonyms
WEAK
C-section Caesarean section abdominal delivery caesarian cesarean surgical birth surgical delivery

Example Sentences

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Eleanor Taylor-Verlaan is booked in for a Caesarean section next month, two days after the anniversary of the death of her first daughter in 2017.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

The medical team decided to deliver James by emergency Caesarean section.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

The protest came after the deaths of eight pregnant women during Caesarean sections at a hospital in Agadir.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

The protests erupted in late September, after the deaths of eight pregnant women during Caesarean sections at a hospital in Agadir, in southern Morocco, sparked anger over conditions at public health facilities.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

“I would advise a Caesarean operation. If it were my wife I would do a Caesarean.”

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.