C-section

noun

C-sec·​tion ˈsē-ˌsek-shən How to pronounce C-section (audio)

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There will also be adequate operating theaters for emergency C-sections. Dylan Scott, Vox, 21 Nov. 2024 Cedars-Sinai medical staff had failed to follow up on imaging and lab orders and delayed taking Johnson back to the operating room until nearly 10 hours had passed since her C-section, the letter said. Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024 Demi Lovato's younger sister, Madison De La Garza, revealed in an Instagram post on Saturday that her newborn daughter died on Sept. 27 following an emergency C-section. Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024 The calculator for assessing vaginal birth after cesarean delivery has led Black patients to get more C-sections than were necessary, by erroneously predicting that minorities were less likely to have success with a vaginal birth after a cesarean delivery, per Information Week. Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for C-section 

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of C-section was in 1973

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“C-section.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/C-section. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

C-section

noun
C-sec·​tion ˈsē-ˌsek-shən How to pronounce C-section (audio)
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