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Definition of Cesarian section
1. Noun. The delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way).
Generic synonyms: Delivery, Obstetrical Delivery
Terms within: Hysterotomy
Derivative terms: Caesarean, Cesarean, Cesarian
Medical Definition of Cesarian section
1. The obstetrical procedure is often spelled this way in the U.S. With just an e although the Roman emperor remains Caesar in America with an ae. Procedure in which an infant, rather than being born vaginally, is surgically removed from the uterus. Also referred to as a C section. As the name Caesarian suggests, this is not exactly a new procedure. It was done in ancient civilizations upon the death of a near-full-term pregnant woman to salvage the baby. Julius Caesar (or one of his predecessors) was born by this procedure. Hence, the name Caesarian. The term section in surgery refers to the division of tissue. What is being divided here is the abdominal wall of the mother as well as the wall of the uterus in order to extract the baby. In Shakespeare's Macbeth the Witches' prophecy was that..none of woman born/ Shall harm Macbeth (IV.i). Unfortunately for Macbeth, the Scottish nobleman Macduff was from his mother's womb/ Untimely ripped. And thus not naturally born of woman (V.vii). Macduff was the only agent capable of destroying Macbeth. He killed Macbeth in battle. See: Caesarian section. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cesarian Section
Literary usage of Cesarian section
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Infantile mortality during child-birth and its prevention by Abram Brothers (1896)
"HARRIS : The Present and Improved Statistics of cesarian section ; Trans. Am.
Gyn. Soc., 1891, xvi. 111. HARRIS: The Possible Results of Cesarian Delivery ..."
2. Moral principles and medical practice: The Basis of Medical Jurisprudence by Charles Coppens, Henry Stanislaus Spalding (1921)
"Of one hundred women on whom cesarian section is performed under favorable
conditions and with attainable skill, about ninety-five mothers should recover ..."
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