cesarean
noun
ce·sar·e·an
si-ˈzer-ē-ən 
variants
or caesarean
or less commonly cesarian
or caesarian
often capitalized
cesarean
adjective
or caesarean
or less commonly cesarian
or caesarian
often capitalized Examples of cesarean in a Sentence
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With all things being equal, Black women still had a higher rate of cesarean.
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Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 19 Sep. 2024
The research found an appendectomy in the same hospital can cost as much as 32 times on the upper end what that facility’s lowest cost is for the service; cataract surgery can cost nine times and cesareans eight times the lowest cost at the same facility.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2024
Doctors seeking hope delivered a newborn girl by cesarean from a pregnant woman killed in an airstrike, only to see her, days later, also die.
—Juwayriah Wright, TIME, 17 Aug. 2024
Medical experts alarmed by out-of-hospital cesareans in Florida But Floridians Protecting Freedom argued a stay should not last beyond July 1.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2024
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Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 19 Sep. 2024
The research found an appendectomy in the same hospital can cost as much as 32 times on the upper end what that facility’s lowest cost is for the service; cataract surgery can cost nine times and cesareans eight times the lowest cost at the same facility.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2024
Doctors seeking hope delivered a newborn girl by cesarean from a pregnant woman killed in an airstrike, only to see her, days later, also die.
—Juwayriah Wright, TIME, 17 Aug. 2024
Medical experts alarmed by out-of-hospital cesareans in Florida But Floridians Protecting Freedom argued a stay should not last beyond July 1.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2024
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“Cesarean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cesarean. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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cesarean
noun
ce·sar·e·an
variants
or caesarean
si-ˈzar-ē-ən
-ˈzer-
often capitalized C
cesarean
adjective
or caesarean
Medical Definition
cesarean
noun
ce·sar·e·an
si-ˈzar-ē-ən, -ˈzer-
variants
or caesarean
also cesarian
or caesarian
sometimes capitalized
cesarean
adjective
or caesarean
also cesarian
or caesarian
cesarean delivery
a cesarean birth
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