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adv
By caesarean section.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic, humorous, not-comparable
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History
When the mother is lying on her back, the incision for a caesarean section is in approximately the same place on the mother's abdomen that a sunroof is on a car.
