Caesarian delivery
- noun
- /siˈzɛəriən dɪˈlɪvəri/
- UK
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cesárea
- After a long labor, the doctors decided a Caesarian delivery was safest for both mother and child.
Examples
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The hospital has seen an increase in scheduled Caesarian deliveries in recent years.
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Many women recover quickly after a Caesarian delivery, though it is still considered major surgery.
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The doctor recommended a Caesarian delivery for safety.
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Many mothers choose Caesarian deliveries for various reasons.
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After extensive discussion, the doctors decided that a Caesarian delivery was the safest option for both the mother and the baby.
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When her labor stalled, the medical team informed her that a Caesarian delivery would be necessary.
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The hospital has a specialized unit for mothers who require Caesarian deliveries due to various complications.
Synonyms
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3.4
A surgery to deliver a baby by making cuts in the mother's abdomen and womb
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3.6
An operation that delivers a baby through a cut in the mother's belly and womb
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3.7
An operation to deliver a baby by cutting the mother's belly and womb
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3.7
An operation to help a woman have a baby by making cuts in her belly and womb
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3.6
A birth by an operation where doctors cut the belly and womb
A baby born by an operation through the mother's belly and womb
A medical operation to deliver a baby by cutting the mother's abdomen and womb
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'Caesarian' denotes a surgical mode of birth (abdominal and uterine incision) and 'delivery' denotes giving birth, so the combined meaning 'birth by surgical incision' is predictable. This is a standard medical collocation with clear cross-linguistic equivalents (e.g., cesárea, césarienne) and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Caesarian delivery may come from a Latin word that means 'to cut', because it once described taking a baby out by cutting the mother's belly. That's why Caesarian delivery means 'a baby born by surgery'.