caesarean (section)
noun [C or U] (US usually cesarean) /sɪˌzeə.ri.ənˈsek.ʃən/
/-ˌzer.i-/ Definition
› an operation in which a woman's womb is cut open to allow a baby to be born: I had to have a caesarean. The baby was born by caesarean. a caesarean birth/deliveryBirthPregnancy
(Definition of caesarean (section) noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -born suffix
- afterbirth noun
- antenatal adjective
- bear verb (PRODUCE)
- birth defect noun
- birth noun
- born verb
- C-section noun
- cesarean noun, adjective
- childbirth noun
- contraction noun (MUSCLE)
- give birth idiom
- induce verb (CAUSE)
- maternity ward noun
- multiple birth noun
- posh adjective
- postnatal adjective
- premmie noun
- prenatal adjective
- sprog verb
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