caesarian

caesarian
caesarian 1923, shortening of Caesarian section (1610s); supposedly from Caius Julius Caesar, who was said to have been delivered surgically, thus legend traces his cognomen to L. caesus pp. of caedere "to cut." But if this is the etymology of the name, it was likely an ancestor who was so born (Caesar's mother lived to see his triumphs and such operations would have been fatal to the woman in ancient times). And Pliny derives his cognomen from caesaries "head of hair," since the future dictator was born with a full one. Caesarian section may come directly from caesus.

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  • caesarian — [17] The application of the adjective caesarian to the delivery of a baby by surgical incision through the abdomen and womb arises from the legend that Julius Caesar (c. 100–44 BC) himself or an earlier ancestor of his was born in this way. The… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

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  • caesarian — I 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) • Syn: ↑cesarean delivery, ↑caesarean delivery, ↑caesarian delivery, ↑cesarean section, ↑cesarian… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Caesarian — Caesarean C[ae]*sa re*an, Caesarian C[ae]*sa ri*an, a. [L. Caesareus, Caesarianus.] Of or pertaining to C[ae]sar or the C[ae]sars; imperial. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Caesarian section — Also referred to as a C section. A procedure in which a baby, rather than being born vaginally, is surgically extracted (removed) from the uterus. As the name Caesarian suggests, this is not exactly a new procedure. It was done in ancient… …   Medical dictionary

  • caesarian delivery — 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) • Syn: ↑cesarean delivery, ↑caesarean delivery, ↑cesarean section, ↑cesarian section, ↑caesarean… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Caesarian section, lower segment — A Caesarian section in which the surgical incision is made in the lower segment of the uterus. Abbreviated LSCS …   Medical dictionary

  • Caesarian section, vaginal birth after — It was once the rule that after a C section, the next delivery also had to be by C section. Now vaginal delivery after Caesarian section (VBAC) is frequently feasible …   Medical dictionary

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