cesarean

See also: Cesarean

English

Etymology

From Caesar +‎ -ean, but see also Caesarean section § Etymology.

Adjective

cesarean (not comparable)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Cesarean.
   • 2022 October 28, Mara Silvers, “As election nears, doctors, nurses speak out against Born-Alive Infant referendum”, in Montana Free Press‎:

     The text of the measure defines a born-alive infant as one that is delivered “at any stage of development” by “natural or induced labor, cesarean section, induced abortion, or another method” and “breathes, has a beating heart, or has definite movement of voluntary muscles.”

Derived terms

• postcesarean

Noun

cesarean (plural cesareans)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Cesarean.

Anagrams

• Canarese, canarees