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cesarean

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

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Cesarean sections may lead to infections and potentially life-threatening blood clots.

From New York Times • May 28, 2023

The system, as she saw it, did not just prevent doctors from performing a necessary procedure, it encouraged them to perform unnecessary ones, such as Cesarean sections.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2023

She’d had two uncomplicated pregnancies before, delivered by Cesarean section.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2022

We had no trouble conceiving, but I had a challenging pregnancy and a traumatic labor resulting in an emergency Cesarean and an awful recovery.

From Slate • Sep. 29, 2020

The works of Hippocrates, Aretxeus, Galen, Celsus, and Aetius contain nothing relative to records of successful Cesarean sections.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)