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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescesareo
Native Script:taglio cesareo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tʃeˈzaː.re.o
"Il parto è avvenuto con taglio cesareo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A surgical operation in which a fetus is delivered through an incision in the mother's abdomen and uterus.
"Due to complications, the doctor recommended that she have a Cesarean section."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'caesareus' (pertaining to cutting, though popularly and historically linked to Julius Caesar, who was allegedly born this way), combined with 'section' from Latin 'sectio' (a cutting). The term has been used in medical English since the late 16th century to describe surgical childbirth.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cesarean section" is said worldwide
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césarienne
Transliteration: sez.a.ʁjɛn
"Elle a accouché par césarienne."
Kaiserschnitt
Transliteration: ˈkaɪ.zɐˌʃnɪt
"Das Kind wurde durch einen Kaiserschnitt geboren."
cesareo
Transliteration: tʃeˈzaː.re.o
Script: taglio cesareo
"Il parto è avvenuto con taglio cesareo."
cesárea
Transliteration: seˈsa.ɾe.a
"Los médicos decidieron practicar una cesárea."
cesariana
Transliteration: se.za.ɾiˈɐ.nɐ
"O bebê nasceu de cesariana."
सिजेरियन
Transliteration: sije-riyan
"डॉक्टर ने सिजेरियन डिलीवरी का सुझाव दिया।"
剖腹产
Transliteration: pōufùchǎn
"医生建议她进行剖腹产。"
제왕절개
Transliteration: jewang-jeolgae
"산모는 안전하게 제왕절개로 아이를 낳았습니다."
帝王切開
Transliteration: teiō sekkai
"彼女は帝王切開で出産した。"
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