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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescésarienne
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sez.a.ʁjɛn
"Elle a accouché par césarienne."
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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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césarienne
Transliteration: sez.a.ʁjɛn
"Elle a accouché par césarienne."
Kaiserschnitt
Transliteration: ˈkaɪ.zɐˌʃnɪt
"Das Kind wurde durch einen Kaiserschnitt geboren."
cesareo
Transliteration: tʃeˈzaː.re.o
Script: taglio cesareo
"Il parto è avvenuto con taglio cesareo."
cesárea
Transliteration: seˈsa.ɾe.a
"Los médicos decidieron practicar una cesárea."
cesariana
Transliteration: se.za.ɾiˈɐ.nɐ
"O bebê nasceu de cesariana."
सिजेरियन
Transliteration: sije-riyan
"डॉक्टर ने सिजेरियन डिलीवरी का सुझाव दिया।"
剖腹产
Transliteration: pōufùchǎn
"医生建议她进行剖腹产。"
제왕절개
Transliteration: jewang-jeolgae
"산모는 안전하게 제왕절개로 아이를 낳았습니다."
帝王切開
Transliteration: teiō sekkai
"彼女は帝王切開で出産した。"
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