/siˈzeəriən ||; sɪˈzɛrɪən/(also -rian (US also 美亦作) cesarean) noun [C] a medical operation in which an opening is cut in a mother's body in order to take out the baby when a normal birth would be impossible or dangerous 剖腹产手术: to have a Caesarean 接受剖腹产手术 This operation is also called a Caesarean section or in American English a C-section. 这个手术亦叫做 Caesarean section，美国英语中叫做 C-section。