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Ce•sar•e•an

Pronunciation: (si-zâr'ē-un), [key]
—n. (sometimes l.c.)
Also called Cesarean section, C-section. an operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus.

—adj.
1. of or pertaining to a Cesarean.
2. Caesarean. Also,Caesarean,Caesarian,Cesarian (for defs. 1, 2).

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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