cesarean

noun, often capitalized

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ce·sar·e·an | \ si-ˈzer-ē-ən

variants: or caesarean or less commonly cesarian or caesarian

Definition of cesarean

: cesarean section

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Examples of cesarean in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Once she was left in tears, feeling helpless when a woman of color was threatened during labor with a court order for wanting to hold off on a cesarean. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2021 Born by cesarean in September 2020, both babies did have to spend time in separate neonatal intensive care units (NICU). — John Bonifield And Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 16 Apr. 2021 Another died at the age of 26 after an emergency cesarean. — Jasmine Vaughn-hall, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2020 Typically, developers based their algorithms on studies showing a correlation between race and some medical outcome, assuming race explained or was even the cause of, say, a poorer outcome (from a vaginal birth after a cesarean, say). — Sharon Begley, STAT, 17 June 2020 In fact, said Dr. Rossiter, cord compression is a common cause of emergency cesareans. — New York Times, 18 Apr. 2020 According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, a vaginal birth after cesarean, or VBAC, is an option for some women, depending on the type of incision made in the earlier surgery and the birth facility, among other factors. — Katherine Hobson, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020 Kaiser Southern California has delayed such inductions, as well as planned cesareans due to coronavirus. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2020 Fecal samples were taken from babies age four, seven or 21 days old, who had been born in UK hospitals by vaginal delivery or cesarean. — Katie Hunt, CNN, 18 Sep. 2019 See More

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