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caesarean

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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.