🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

césarienne

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sez.a.ʁjɛn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cesarean section/sɪˈzɛər.i.ən ˈsɛk.ʃən/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Elle a accouché par césarienne."

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As noun
  1. 1

    A surgical operation in which a fetus is delivered through an incision in the mother's abdomen and uterus.

    "Due to complications, the doctor recommended that she have a Cesarean section."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'caesareus', associated with Julius Caesar (though historical accounts debate whether he was born this way), combined with 'section' from Latin 'sectio' meaning a cutting. The term evolved over centuries from 'Caesarean operation' to describe the surgical delivery of a baby through incisions in the abdomen and uterus.

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