C-section (Noun)
Meaning
The delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way).
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The doctor performed a c-section on the woman who was in labor for over 24 hours and couldn't deliver vaginally.
- After two failed attempts at inducing labor, the doctor decided to schedule a c-section for the next morning.
- She had a c-section with her first child and was hoping to have a vaginal delivery with her second.
- The risks associated with a c-section were explained to the expectant mother, who was trying to decide on a birth plan.
- The nurse helped the new mother recover from her c-section and care for her newborn baby.
Synonyms
- Cesarean
- Cesarian Section
- Caesarian Section
- Cesarean Delivery
- Caesarean
- Abdominal Delivery
- Caesarean Section
- Cesarian
- Caesarean Delivery
- Cesarean Section
- Caesarian Delivery
- Caesarian