cesarean section

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cesarean section
    n 1: the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the
         abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius
         Caesar was born that way) [syn: {cesarean delivery},
         {caesarean delivery}, {caesarian delivery}, {cesarean
         section}, {cesarian section}, {caesarean section},
         {caesarian section}, {C-section}, {cesarean}, {cesarian},
         {caesarean}, {caesarian}, {abdominal delivery}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cesarean section \cesarean section\ n. (Surg.),
   the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting
   through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; -- so called
   because Julius C[ae]sar is reported to have been brought into
   the world by such an operation; -- called also {caesarean}.

   Syn: caesarean section, cesarian section, caesarian section,
        C-section, cesarean, cesarian.
        [1913 Webster]

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