Definition of Caesarian section
< b>Caesarian section: Also referred to as a C-section. A procedure in which
a baby, rather than being born vaginally, is surgically extracted (removed) from
the uterus.
As the name "Caesarian" suggests, this is not exactly a new procedure. It was
done in ancient civilizations upon the death of a pregnant woman who was near full
term in order to salvage the baby. Julius Caesar (or one of his predecessors) was
born by this procedure. Hence, the name "Caesarian."
The term "section" in surgery refers to the division of tissue. What is being
divided here is the abdominal wall of the mother as well as the wall of the uterus
in order to extract the baby.
In Shakespeare's Macbeth the Witches' prophecy was that "...none of woman
born/ Shall harm Macbeth" (IV.i). Unfortunately for Macbeth, the Scottish nobleman
Macduff was "from his mother's womb/ Untimely ripped," and thus not naturally "born
of woman" (V.vii). Macduff was the only agent capable of destroying Macbeth. He
killed Macbeth in battle.
As the name "Caesarian" suggests, this is not exactly a new procedure. It was
done in ancient civilizations upon the death of a near-full-term pregnant woman
to salvage the baby. Julius Caesar (or one of his predecessors) was born by this
procedure. Hence, the name "Caesarian".
The term "section" in surgery refers to the division of tissue. What is being
divided here is the abdominal wall of the mother as well as the wall of the uterus
in order to extract the baby.
In Shakespeare's Macbeth the Witches' prophecy was that "...none of woman
born/ Shall harm Macbeth" (IV.i). Unfortunately for Macbeth, the Scottish nobleman
Macduff was "from his mother's womb/ Untimely ripped," and thus not naturally "born
of woman" (V.vii). Macduff was the only agent capable of destroying Macbeth. He
killed Macbeth in battle.
Common Misspellings: cysarian section, cyserian section
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