cesarean

noun

ce·​sar·​e·​an si-ˈzer-ē-ən 

variants or caesarean or less commonly cesarian or caesarian

often capitalized

: cesarean section

cesarean adjective

or caesarean or less commonly cesarian or caesarian

often capitalized

Examples of cesarean in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It’s heavily shaped by things like our mother’s health, whether we were born by a cesarean or vaginal birth, our exposure to animals and, of course, our diets. —The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025

With all things being equal, Black women still had a higher rate of cesarean. —Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 19 Sep. 2024

The research found an appendectomy in the same hospital can cost as much as 32 times on the upper end what that facility’s lowest cost is for the service; cataract surgery can cost nine times and cesareans eight times the lowest cost at the same facility. —Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2024

Doctors seeking hope delivered a newborn girl by cesarean from a pregnant woman killed in an airstrike, only to see her, days later, also die. —Juwayriah Wright, TIME, 17 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1903, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing cesarean

• cesarean section

Rhymes for cesarean

• aryan

Kids Definition

cesarean

noun

ce·​sar·​e·​an

variants or caesarean

si-ˈzar-ē-ən 

-ˈzer-

often capitalized C

: cesarean section

cesarean adjective

or caesarean

Medical Definition

cesarean

noun

ce·​sar·​e·​an si-ˈzar-ē-ən, -ˈzer- 

variants or caesarean also cesarian or caesarian

sometimes capitalized

: cesarean section

cesarean adjective

or caesarean also cesarian or caesarian

cesarean delivery

a cesarean birth