caesarian

caesarian

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1. a. Of or pertaining to Caesar or the Caesars; imperial. Source: opted
2. adj. of or relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar Source: wordnet
3. adj. relating to abdominal delivery Source: wordnet
4. n. the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) Source: wordnet
5. Of or pertaining to Cæsar or the Cæsars; imperial. Cæsarean section (Surg.), the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; -- so called because Julius Cæsar is reported to have been brought into the world by such an operation. Source: webster
6. a. of or relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar Source: ecdict

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