Definition of "cesarean section" []

• A surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus, performed to deliver a fetus. (noun)

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• "This is also called a cesarean section or C-section."
• "Will Redwood’s birth was not an easy one—Lyn had to undergo an emergency cesarean section after the doctors realized Will was coming out feet first—but Lyn remembers that first year of Will’s life as a joyous one."