caesarian

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English

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Etymology

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From Caesar +‎ -ian, but see also Caesarean section § Etymology.

Adjective

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caesarian (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of Caesarean
    • 2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 282:
      “Your daughter needs a caesarian. Do you know what that is? We have to open her womb and take the baby out, because it is in the breech position.”