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C-section

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of Caesarean section.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • 2011. San Francisco Chronicle "C-section not necessarily end to vaginal delivery"

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Caesarean section

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cesarean delivery, caesarean delivery, caesarian delivery, cesarean section, cesarian section, caesarean section, caesarian section, cesarean, cesarian, caesarean, caesarian, abdominal delivery

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: delivery, obstetrical delivery

History

Etymology

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