Caesarean

Cae·sar·e·an

[si-zair-ee-uhn]
adjective
1.
pertaining to Caesar or the Caesars: a Caesarean conquest.
noun
2.
( sometimes lowercase ) Cesarean.
Also, Cae·sar·i·an.


Origin:
1520–30; < Latin Caesare(us) of Caesar + -an

post-Cae·sar·e·an, adjective
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Caesarean, Caesarian, Cesarean or Cesarian (sɪˈzɛərɪən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
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
 
Caesarian, Caesarian, Cesarean or Cesarian
 
adj
 
n
 
Cesarean, Caesarian, Cesarean or Cesarian
 
adj
 
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Cesarian, Caesarian, Cesarean or Cesarian
 
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caesarean n.
Variant of cesarean.

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