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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescesárea
Pronunciation / Transliteration: seˈsa.ɾea
"Los médicos decidieron realizar una cesárea."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A surgical operation in which a baby is born through cuts that a doctor makes in the mother's abdomen and uterus.
"She gave birth to her healthy twins via a scheduled caesarean."
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Relating to or denoting a caesarean section.
"The medical team prepared the operating room for a caesarean delivery."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'caesareus', relating to Julius Caesar, historically associated with the legend that he was born via this surgical method. Entering Middle English through Old French and medieval medical Latin, the term evolved from referencing the ruler to specifically denoting the surgical delivery procedure by the late 16th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Caesarean" is said worldwide
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césarienne
Transliteration: se-za-ʁjɛn
"Le médecin a pratiqué une césarienne d'urgence."
Kaiserschnitt
Transliteration: ˈkaɪ̯zɐˌʃnɪt
"Das Kind wurde per Kaiserschnitt zur Welt gebracht."
cesareo
Transliteration: ʧeˈzaːreo
"Il parto cesareo si è svolto senza complicazioni."
cesárea
Transliteration: seˈsa.ɾea
"Los médicos decidieron realizar una cesárea."
cesariana
Transliteration: se.za.ɾiˈɐ.nɐ
"O nascimento do bebê ocorreu através de uma cesariana."
सिजेरियन
Transliteration: sije-riyan
"डॉक्टर ने सिजेरियन ऑपरेशन करने का फैसला किया।"
剖腹产
Transliteration: pōu fù chǎn
"医生建议她通过剖腹产分娩。"
제왕절개
Transliteration: jewang-jeolgae
"산모는 안전하게 제왕절개로 아이를 낳았습니다."
帝王切開
Transliteration: teiō sekkai
"彼女は帝王切開で赤ちゃんを出産した。"
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