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Definition of Caesarian

1. Adjective. Relating to abdominal delivery.

2. 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).

3. Adjective. Of or relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar.

Definition of Caesarian

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar. ¹

2. Adjective. (British) (alternative spelling of Caesarean) (''excluding'' the relation to w:Caesarea Caesarea) ¹

3. Noun. Follower of Julius Caesar. ¹

4. Noun. Member of the ''populares'' faction of Julius Caesar. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Caesarian

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Caesarian

Caesalpiniaceae Caesalpinioideae Caesar Caesar's agaric Caesar's mushroom Caesar's mushrooms Caesar cipher Caesar salad Caesar salads Caesarea

Caesarea Mazaca Caesarean Caesarean section Caesarean sections Caesareans Caesarian Caesarians Caesarism Caesarist Caesaropapism

Caesars Caffey's disease Caffey's syndrome Caffey-Kempe syndrome Caffey-Silverman syndrome Cagliari Cagliostro Cagney Cagot ear Cahita

Literary usage of Caesarian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cicero: A Sketch of His Life and Works by Hannis Taylor, Mary Lillie Taylor Hunt (1916)
"The caesarian army, which preserved perfect discipline, was thus in possession of Rome and Italy, with Octavian at the head of eleven legions, ..."

2. Difficult Labour: A Guide to Its Management for Students and Practitioners by George Ernest Herman (1909)
"The indications for caesarian section.— These are of two kinds: absolute and relative. Absolute indications are conditions which make delivery in any other ..."

3. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1825)
"In our examinations we could distinctly feel the motions of the child, which lay with the face foremost, and thus we decided on the caesarian operation, ..."

4. On the theory and practice of midwifery by Fleetwood Churchill (1842)
"THE caesarian SECTION, OR HYSTEROTOMY. 551. So far, I think, ... is far less than that of the caesarian section. This operation is indeed the " dernier ..."

5. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"Neither in the heights nor the depths of society was there any counterpoise to caesarian power, for there was no church, no rival kingdom or league of ..."

6. The Western Journal of Medicine and Surgery edited by Lunsford Pitts Yandell, Theodore Stout Bell (1847)
"The parish priest sent for a medical man to remove the child by the caesarian section, in order that it might be baptised, if still alive. ..."

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