cesarean
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4.8
- adjective
- /sɪˈzɛəriən/
- Specialized
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cesáreo
- Sakala, C. 1993. Midwifery care and out-of-hospital birth settings: How do they reduce unnecessary Cesarean section births? Social Sci. Med. 37(10): 1223-50.
- cesarean section
Examples
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Lay midwives in third world countries are trained to do it as well (Google article "Evolution and the Cesarean Section Rate.")
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But we go through, you know, the cesarean or whatever.
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You know, you hear about having, you know, all the things with cesarean sections, a vaginal birth.
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Premature and cesarean section births had no effect on obesity.
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(Cesarean births are an over-prescribed procedure!
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The issue of bigger brains in humans in cultures that can do sections is also raised in that same article in The American Biology Teacher titled "Evolution and the Cesarean Section Rate."
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The rising rate of Cesarean births has become a serious problem, with the C-section rate over 32 percent in the United States, which is more than double the rate recommended by the World Health Organization.
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Many expectant mothers consider a cesarean delivery as a safe option for childbirth.
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The doctor explained that a cesarean might be necessary due to complications during pregnancy.
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In her prenatal class, she learned about the process and recovery of a cesarean birth.
Synonyms
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5.3
Relating to a birth by surgery through the mother's abdomen
Relating to a medical operation to deliver a baby by cutting the mother's abdomen and womb
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.7
An operation to help a woman have a baby by making cuts in her belly and womb
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word cesarean comes from the name Caesar and from a Latin word caesus meaning 'cut'. One popular story says Julius Caesar was born that way, and the picture of a baby being brought out by a 'cut' helps explain why cesarean describes a surgical birth.