cesarean

noun

ce·​sar·​e·​an si-ˈzer-ē-ən How to pronounce cesarean (audio)
variants or caesarean or less commonly cesarian or caesarian, often Cesarean
: cesarean section
cesarean adjective
or caesarean or less commonly cesarian or caesarian, often Cesarean

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With all things being equal, Black women still had a higher rate of cesarean. — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 19 Sep. 2024 Khadija underwent a clandestine cesarean in a makeshift clinic only for her baby to die hours later. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 4 Sep. 2025 Doctors seeking hope delivered a newborn girl by cesarean from a pregnant woman killed in an airstrike, only to see her, days later, also die. — Juwayriah Wright, TIME, 17 Aug. 2024 It’s heavily shaped by things like our mother’s health, whether we were born by a cesarean or vaginal birth, our exposure to animals and, of course, our diets. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cesarean

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1903, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cesarean was circa 1903

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Cervus
cesarean
cesarean section
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cesarean

noun
ce·​sar·​e·​an
variants or caesarean
si-ˈzar-ē-ən How to pronounce cesarean (audio)
-ˈzer-
often capitalized C
: cesarean section
cesarean adjective
or caesarean

Medical Definition

cesarean

noun
ce·​sar·​e·​an si-ˈzar-ē-ən, -ˈzer- How to pronounce cesarean (audio)
variants or caesarean also cesarian or caesarian
sometimes capitalized
: cesarean section
cesarean adjective
or caesarean also cesarian or caesarian
cesarean delivery
a cesarean birth

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