CAESAREAN SECTION
\siːsˈe͡əɹi͡ən sˈɛkʃən], \siːsˈeəɹiən sˈɛkʃən], \s_iː_s_ˈeə_ɹ_iə_n s_ˈɛ_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of CAESAREAN SECTION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
By Princeton University
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the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
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An incision made through the parietes of the abdomen and uterus to extract the foetus. In this manner, Julius Caesar is said to have been extracted.-Pliny. It is also called Hysterotom'ia, Hysterotomotoc'ia, Gastrometrotom'ia, Gasterhysterot'omy, Gastrometrot'ome, Gastrohysterot'omy. An incision has been made into the uterus through the vagina, constituting the Vaginal Caesarean Section, Gastroelytrotom'ia, Gastrelytrotom'ia, Gastrocolpotom'ia, Laparacolpotom'ia, Laparoelytrotom'ia, (F.) Operation cesarienne vaginale. The Caesarean section may be required when the mother dies before delivery; when there is some invincible obstacle to delivery from the faulty conformation of the pelvis; or when the child has passed into the abdominal cavity in consequence of rupture of the uterus.
By Robley Dunglison
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