Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Caesarean \C[ae]*sa"re*an\, Caesarian \C[ae]*sa"ri*an\, a. [L.
Caesareus, Caesarianus.]
Of or pertaining to C[ae]sar or the C[ae]sars; imperial.
{C[ae]sarean section} (Surg.), the operation of taking a
child from the womb by cutting through the walls of the
abdomen and uterus; -- so called because Julius C[ae]sar
is reported to have been brought into the world by such an
operation.
Source : WordNet®
caesarian
adj 1: relating to abdominal delivery [syn: {cesarean}, {cesarian},
{caesarean}]
2: of or relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar [syn: {Caesarean}]