How to Pronounce "caesarean"
word
ˈkeɪsɝˌin
KAY-sur-in
siːsˈeəɹiən
see-SEH-ree-uhn
Definition
A medical operation in which a baby is delivered through a cut in the mother's abdomen, instead of through the birth canal.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkeɪsɝˌin
British English
siːsˈeəɹiən
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KAY-sur-in
UK
see-SEH-ree-uhn
Listen in Context
She needed a caesarean to deliver her baby.
The doctor recommended a caesarean for safety reasons.
A caesarean sometimes heals slower than natural birth.
After hours in labor, they finally did a caesarean.