Caesarian
i noun
2.
( sometimes lowercase ) Cesarean.
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noun ( sometimes lowercase )
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| 1. | of or relating to any of the Caesars, esp Julius Caesar |
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| 2. | (sometimes not capital) surgery |
| a. short for Caesarean section | |
| b. (as modifier): Caesarean birth; Caesarean operation | |
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| 1. | of or relating to any of the Caesars, esp Julius Caesar |
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| 2. | (sometimes not capital) surgery |
| a. short for Caesarean section | |
| b. (as modifier): Caesarean birth; Caesarean operation | |
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| Caesarean, Caesarian, Cesarean or Cesarian (sɪˈzɛərɪən) | |
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| 1. | of or relating to any of the Caesars, esp Julius Caesar |
| —n | |
| 2. | (sometimes not capital) surgery |
| a. short for Caesarean section | |
| b. (as modifier): Caesarean birth; Caesarean operation | |
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| (US) variant spellings of Caesarean | |
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Word Origin & History
caesarian
1923, shortening of Cæsarian section (1615); supposedly from Caius Julius Cæsar, who was said to have been delivered surgically, thus legend traces his cognomen to L. cæsus pp. of cædere "to cut." But if this is the etymology of the name, it was likely an ancestor who was so born
(Caesar's mother lived to see his triumphs and such operations would have been fatal to the woman in ancient times). And Pliny derives his cognomen from cæsaries "head of hair," since the future dictator was born with a full one. Cæsarian section may come directly from cæsus.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
caesarean n.
Variant of cesarean.
caesarian n.
Variant of cesarean.
cesarean ce·sar·e·an or cae·sar·e·an or cae·sar·i·an or ce·sar·i·an (sĭ-zâr'ē-ən)
adj.
Of or relating to a cesarean section. n.
A cesarean section.
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