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cesarean

noun, ce·sar·e·an often capitalized \si-ˈzer-ē-ən\

Definition of CESAREAN

:  cesarean section
— cesarean or caesarean also cesarian or caesarian adjective often capitalized
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Variants of CESAREAN

ce·sar·e·an or cae·sar·e·an also ce·sar·i·an or cae·sar·i·an \si-ˈzer-ē-ən\
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First Known Use of CESAREAN

circa 1903

Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, angina, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

Rhymes with CESAREAN

agrarian, Aquarian, barbarian, Bavarian, Bulgarian, Canarian, Cancerian, cnidarian, contrarian, grammarian, Hungarian, librarian, Maid Marian, ovarian, riparian, rosarian, Rotarian, sectarian, Sumerian, Tartarean, Tartarian, Tocharian, Tractarian, Wagnerian

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  1. cesarean
  2. caesarean
  3. cesarean section
  4. caesarean section
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