caesarean
noun(also caesarian)
(both British English) (US English cesarean)
[countable, uncountable]a caesarean section (= a medical operation in which an opening is cut in a woman’s body in order to take out a baby) 剖宫产,剖腹产(手术) an emergency caesarean 紧急剖宫产手术 She had to have a caesarean. 她不得不接受剖宫产手术。 The baby was born by caesarean. 那个婴儿是施行剖宫产手术出生的。
WordfinderWord Originearly 16th cent. (as a noun denoting a supporter of an emperor or imperial system): from Latin Caesareus ‘of Caesar’ + -an.