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    CAESARIAN

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    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)play

    Synonyms:

    abdominal delivery; C-section; caesarean; caesarean delivery; caesarean section; caesarian; caesarian delivery; caesarian section; cesarean; cesarean delivery; cesarean section; cesarian; cesarian section

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("caesarian" is a kind of...):

    delivery; obstetrical delivery (the act of delivering a child)

    Meronyms (parts of "caesarian"):

    hysterotomy (surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section))

     II. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Of or relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesarplay

    Synonyms:

    Caesarean; Caesarian

    Classified under:

    Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

    Pertainym:

    Caesar (conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC))

    Derivation:

    Caesar (conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC))

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Relating to abdominal deliveryplay

    Synonyms:

    caesarean; caesarian; cesarean; cesarian

    Classified under:

    Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

    Pertainym:

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

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