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CAESAREAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
Synonyms:
abdominal delivery; C-section; caesarean; caesarean delivery; caesarean section; caesarian; caesarian delivery; caesarian section; cesarean; cesarean delivery; cesarean section; cesarian; cesarian section
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("caesarean" is a kind of...):
delivery; obstetrical delivery (the act of delivering a child)
Meronyms (parts of "caesarean"):
hysterotomy (surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section))
Derivation:
caesarean (relating to abdominal delivery)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar
Synonyms:
Caesarean; Caesarian
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Caesar (conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC))
Derivation:
Caesar (conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to abdominal delivery
Synonyms:
caesarean; caesarian; cesarean; cesarian
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
caesarean (the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way))
Derivation:
caesarean (the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way))
