A surgical procedure involving an incision through the abdomen into the uterus, often used for cesarean delivery.
From Greek koilia (belly), hystera (uterus), and -tomy (cutting). This medical term combines Greek roots to describe abdominal access to the reproductive organs.
Before the 1800s, cesarean sections were almost always fatal because of infection and bleeding—improving this surgery saved millions of mothers' lives and is directly why so many of us are alive today.
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