caesarean

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sɪˈzɛəriən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɪˈzɛriən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(si zâr′ē ən)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
Cae•sar•e•an or Cae•sar•i•an/sɪˈzɛriən/USA pronunciation   adj., n. 
  1. Surgery[sometimes: caesarean, caesarian] Cesarean.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Cae•sar•e•an  (si zâr′ē ən),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Ancient Historypertaining to Caesar or the Caesars:a Caesarean conquest.

n. 
  1. Surgery(sometimes l.c.) Cesarean.
Also, Cae•sar′i•an. 
  • Latin Caesare(us) of Caesar + -an
  • 1520–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Caesarean, CaesarianCesarean, Cesarian / sɪˈzɛərɪən/
  1. of or relating to any of the Caesars, esp Julius Caesar
  1. (sometimes not capital)
    short for Caesarean section
  2. (as modifier): Caesarean birth
'caesarean' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-ean - Caesarean section - Cesarean - post-Caesarean

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