caesarean section /sɪˌzɛːriən ˈsɛkʃn 
/ (caesarian section) (US English cesarean section) ▸ noun a surgical operation for delivering a child by cutting through the wall of the mother's abdomen. – ORIGIN early 17th century: Caesarian from the story that Julius Caesar was delivered by this method.
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