Cæsarean

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• caeˌsarean ˈsection — noun [C/U] a medical operation in which a baby is born by being removed through a cut in its mother s ABDOMEN …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Gastrohysterotomy — Gas tro*hys ter*ot o*my, n. [Gastro + Gr. ? womb + ? to cut.] (Surg.) C[ae]sarean section. See under {C[ae]sarean}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hysterotomy — Hys ter*ot o*my, n. [Gr. yste ra womb + ? to cut: cf. F. hyst[ e]rotomie.] (Med.) The C[ae]sarean section. See under {C[ae]sarean}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Infanticide — • Child murder; the killing of an infant before or after birth Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Infanticide     Infanticide     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Liturgy of St. Basil —     Liturgy of St. Basil     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Liturgy of St. Basil     Several Oriental liturgies, or at least several anaphoras, have been attributed to the great St. Basil, Bishop of Cæsarea in Cappadocia from 370 to 379. That St.… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Cesarean — Ce*sa re*an, Cesarian Ce*sa ri*an, a. Same as {C[ae]sarean}, {C[ae]sarian}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cesarian — Cesarean Ce*sa re*an, Cesarian Ce*sa ri*an, a. Same as {C[ae]sarean}, {C[ae]sarian}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gastroelytrotomy — Gas tro*el y*trot o*my, n. [Gastro + Gr ? sheath + ? a cutting] (Surg.) The operation of cutting into the upper part of the vagina, through the abdomen (without opening the peritoneum), for the purpose of removing a fetus. It is a substitute for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Laparotomy — Lap a*rot o*my, n. [Gr. ? loins + te mnein to cut.] (Surg.) A cutting through the walls of the abdomen, as in the C[ae]sarean section. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Metrotomy — Me*trot o*my, n. [Gr. ? womb + ? to cut: cf. F. m[ e]trotomie.] (Surg.) The operation of cutting into the uterus; hysterotomy; the C[ae]sarean section. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English