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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

caesarean \caesarean\ n. same as caesarean section. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

caesarean section \caesarean section\ n. (Surg.), the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; -- so called because Julius C[ae]sar is reported to have been brought into the world by such an operation; -- called also caesarean. Syn: cesarean section, cesarian section, caesarean section, caesarian section, C-section, cesarean, cesarian. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Caesarean \C[ae]*sa"re*an\, Caesarian \C[ae]*sa"ri*an\ (s[-e]*z[=a]"r[i^]*an), a. [L. Caesareus, Caesarianus.] Of or pertaining to C[ae]sar or the C[ae]sars; imperial. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

cesarean section \cesarean section\ n. (Surg.), the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; -- so called because Julius C[ae]sar is reported to have been brought into the world by such an operation; -- called also caesarean. Syn: caesarean section, cesarian section, caesarian section, C-section, cesarean, cesarian. [1913 Webster]