adj. & n. (also Caesarian, US Ces-)
--adj.
1. of Caesar or the Caesars.
2 (of a birth) effected by Caesarean section.
--n. a Caesarean section.
Phrases and idioms:
Caesarean section an operation for delivering a child by cutting through the wall of the abdomen (Julius Caesar supposedly having been born this way).
Etymology: L Caesarianus