Plural of caesarean; multiple Caesarean sections or people born via Caesarean delivery.
Plural form of caesarean, from Latin caesareus (relating to Caesar). The word entered medical English in the 1600s to describe the surgical childbirth method.
The rate of Caesarean deliveries varies wildly across countries—from 10% to over 50%—and this word's prevalence in medical records tells the story of changing childbirth practices over the last century.
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