Definitions for "Caesarean" Add To Word List
Login or Register  | Word Lists | Search History

the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
Helpful?           0
relating to abdominal delivery
Helpful?           0
of or relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar
Helpful?           0
a big operation anyway and the pain that you experienced will have had an effect on your recovery
Helpful?           0
a major abdominal operation that can only be performed by a doctor with surgical and / or obstetric qualifications
Helpful?           0
a major operation and can have implications for you in the short and the long term so should not be treated lightly
Helpful?           0
a major operation so it will take you slightly longer to recover from the birth
Helpful?           0
a medical operation
Helpful?           0
a modern way to have a baby, involving the use of technology
Helpful?           0
an operation to allow the baby to be born through the abdominal wall instead of through the birth canal
Helpful?           0
an operation to allow the baby to be born without going through the birth canal
Helpful?           0
an operation where an incision (a cut) is made through the abdomen and uterus to deliver the baby
Helpful?           0
a small price to pay for a healthy baby
Helpful?           0
a surgical operation, performed under general, epidural or spinal anaesthesia, in which the baby is born through an incision in the abdominal wall and the uterus
Helpful?           0
An operation using a cut in the abdominal wall (via an incision made in the mother's abdomen and uterus) to deliver the baby when it is not safe to deliver it through the vagina (-section, -birth, -delivery, c-section).
Helpful?           0
shorthand for “Caesarean section”, a surgical operation for delivering a baby by cutting through the wall of the mother's abdomen.
Helpful?           0
A caesarean section is an operation to deliver a baby by cutting through the motherâ€(tm)s abdomen to open the womb.
Helpful?           0