cesarean section
noun
variants
or caesarean section
or less commonly cesarian section
or caesarian section,
often Cesarean section
: a surgical procedure involving incision of the walls of the abdomen and uterus for delivery of offspring
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Her previous owner took her to the vet's for a cesarean section, and it was discovered that all her puppies had passed.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Other nongenetic factors, such as premature birth or birth by cesarean section, maternal diabetes and exposure to air pollution or certain antiseizure drugs in utero have been shown to increase a person’s risk of autism in some studies.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2025
The baby was fine, but Sanders-White had both a cesarean section and a hysterectomy.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 27 July 2025
Minutes after their son, Crew, was born via cesarean section, Hailey went into cardiac arrest following an amniotic fluid embolism (AFE).
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 24 July 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Other nongenetic factors, such as premature birth or birth by cesarean section, maternal diabetes and exposure to air pollution or certain antiseizure drugs in utero have been shown to increase a person’s risk of autism in some studies.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2025
The baby was fine, but Sanders-White had both a cesarean section and a hysterectomy.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 27 July 2025
Minutes after their son, Crew, was born via cesarean section, Hailey went into cardiac arrest following an amniotic fluid embolism (AFE).
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 24 July 2025
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“Cesarean section.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cesarean%20section. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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cesarean section
nounsometimes capitalized C
: a surgical procedure involving incision of the walls of the abdomen and uterus for delivery of offspring
Even a history of multiple cesarean sections need not exclude a pregnant woman from attempting a vaginal delivery, new research indicates.—Science News
Science Newscalled also cesarean, C-section
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