Caesarean

/sɪˈzɛr.i.ən/ noun

A surgical procedure to deliver a baby by cutting through the mother's abdomen and uterus instead of natural childbirth.

Named after Julius Caesar, though likely not because he was delivered this way. The term comes from the Latin 'caesus' meaning 'cut,' combined with Caesar's name, possibly because Roman emperors were historically associated with the procedure.

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