caesarian delivery
noun
Simple meaning
The delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
seezereeuhndihlihvereeSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsizɚˈiəndɪlɪvɚi
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Definition
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noun
The delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: The delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
Used this way, caesarian delivery is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a clinical use: it belongs to medical description, where it is factual rather than emotive.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Medicine/healthcare
- Science
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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