caesarean section

English - Turkish

Definition of caesarean section in English Turkish dictionary

sezaryen ameliyatı

sezeryan

Related Terms

caesarian section, caesarean

sezaryan, sezaryen

be born by caesarean section

sezaryenla doğmak

born by caesarean section

sezaryenla doğmak

English - English

Definition of caesarean section in English English dictionary

Delivery of a baby through an incision in the womb

surgery performed to remove a fetus from a woman's uterus (when natural vaginal childbirth is not possible)

Related Terms

Caesarean sections

plural form of Caesarean section

cesarian section

cesarean delivery: the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)

Hyphenation

Cae·sar·e·an sec·tion

Turkish pronunciation

keysırin sekşın

Synonyms

caesarean, cesarean, c-section, abdominal delivery, caesarian, cesarean section, surgical birth, surgical delivery

Antonyms

vaginal delivery, natural birth

Pronunciation

/ˈkāsərˌēn ˈseksʜən/ /ˈkeɪsɜrˌiːn ˈsɛkʃən/

Etymology

() Said to be how Julius Caesar was delivered, or possible corruption of Latin caedō (“to cut”).