caesarian — I noun the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) • Syn: ↑cesarean delivery, ↑caesarean delivery, ↑caesarian delivery, ↑cesarean section, ↑cesarian… … Useful english dictionary
caesarian section — noun the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) • Syn: ↑cesarean delivery, ↑caesarean delivery, ↑caesarian delivery, ↑cesarean section, ↑cesarian… … Useful english dictionary
delivery — [n1] transfer, transmittal carting, commitment, consignment, conveyance, dispatch, distribution, drop, freighting, giving over, handing over, impartment, intrusting, mailing, parcel post, portage, post, rendition, shipment, surrender,… … New thesaurus
delivery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. surrender; conveyance; childbirth, parturition; rescue, escape, salvation, redemption (see liberation); address (see speech). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Bringing goods into another s possession] Syn.… … English dictionary for students
Caesarian section, vaginal birth after — It was once the rule that after a C section, the next delivery also had to be by C section. Now vaginal delivery after Caesarian section (VBAC) is frequently feasible … Medical dictionary
caesarian — [17] The application of the adjective caesarian to the delivery of a baby by surgical incision through the abdomen and womb arises from the legend that Julius Caesar (c. 100–44 BC) himself or an earlier ancestor of his was born in this way. The… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
caesarian — [17] The application of the adjective caesarian to the delivery of a baby by surgical incision through the abdomen and womb arises from the legend that Julius Caesar (c. 100–44 BC) himself or an earlier ancestor of his was born in this way. The… … Word origins
obstetrical delivery — noun the act of delivering a child • Syn: ↑delivery • Derivationally related forms: ↑deliver (for: ↑delivery) • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑deed, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
abdominal delivery — noun the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) • Syn: ↑cesarean delivery, ↑caesarean delivery, ↑caesarian delivery, ↑cesarean section, ↑cesarian… … Useful english dictionary
caesarean delivery — noun the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) • Syn: ↑cesarean delivery, ↑caesarian delivery, ↑cesarean section, ↑cesarian section, ↑caesarean… … Useful english dictionary
