caesarean /sɪˈzɛːriən
/ (caesarian) (US English cesarean) ▸ adjective of or effected by caesarean section: a caesarean delivery.
▸ noun a caesarean section: I had to have a caesarean
[mass noun] two sons both born by caesarean.
– ORIGIN early 17th century: Caesarian from the story that Julius Caesar was delivered by this method.