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CAESARIAN SECTION [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Obstetric Surgery
DEF

[An] incision through the abdominal and uterine walls for delivery of a fetus.

OBS

The term Caesarean section refers to Julius Caesar (who is believed to have been born that way) and is traditionally spelled with an upper-case C; however, it is more often written with a lower-case c today. In Canada the preferred spelling is "caesarean" and not "cesarean."

Key term(s)
  • cesarian section
  • caesarian section
  • caesarian
  • cesarian
  • cesarean

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie obstétrique
DEF

Opération consistant à inciser l'utérus gravide, par voie abdominale, pour extraire artificiellement le fœtus et le placenta (la voie vaginale n'est plus utilisée).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía obstétrica
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