Found 2 items, similar to cesarean section.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cesarean section cesarean section n : the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) [syn: cesarean delivery, caesarean delivery , cesarian section, caesarean section, C-section, cesarean, cesarian, caesarean, abdominal delivery]
English → English (gcide) Definition: cesarean section cesarean section \cesarean section\ n. (Surg.), the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; -- so called because Julius C[ae]sar is reported to have been brought into the world by such an operation; -- called also caesarean. Syn: caesarean section, cesarian section, caesarian section, C-section, cesarean, cesarian. [1913 Webster]