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Caesarean section Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Caesarean section has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)

2

Delivery of a baby through an incision in the womb.

See Also
delivery vaginal birth hysterotomy womb caesarian incision postcesarean caesar's palace
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
delivery
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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