C-section
noun[CorU]
mainlyUS(alsoc-section)uk/ˈsiːˌsek.ʃən/us/ˈsiːˌsek.ʃən/anoperationin which theuterusiscutopentoallowababyto beborn:
Doctors had toperformanemergencyC-section.医生不得不紧急施行部腹产手术。
ThebabywasbornbyC-section.这个婴儿是通过剖腹产手术出生的。
Synonym
Caesarean
- At around 9 a. m. she gavebirthviaC-section to ababyboy.
- Thetwinshad to bedeliveredbyemergencyC-section at 36weeks.
- Women today are morelikelyto get anepiduralratherthangeneralanaestheticwhen a c-sectionbecomesnecessary.
- Shespent15hoursinlabourbeforeundergoinga C-section.
Obstetrics: birth
- antenatal
- antenatally
- Apgar score
- B, b
- birth centre
- birth partner
- birth rate
- bore
- breech
- childbearing
- delivery room
- labour
- maternity suite
- maternity unit
- matrescence
- midwifery
- multiparous
- newborn
- rooming-in
- stillborn