caesarian section
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Noun | 1. | caesarian section - the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) abdominal delivery, caesarean, caesarean delivery, caesarean section, caesarian, caesarian delivery, cesarean, cesarean delivery, cesarean section, cesarian, cesarian section, C-section obstetrical delivery, delivery - the act of delivering a child hysterotomy - surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section) |
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