d cesarean delivery caesarean delivery caesarian delivery cesarean section cesarian section caesarean section caesarian section C-section cesarean cesarian caesarean caesarian abdominal delivery a b a a | the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) |
Section Eight | a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable |
incision section surgical incision | the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) |
horizontal section | a mechanical drawing of an object as if made by a plane cutting through it horizontally |
section segment | one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object, a section of a fishing rod, metal sections were used below ground, finished the final segment of the road |
vertical section | a mechanical drawing showing the interior of an object as if made by a vertical plane passing through it |
cross section | (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles, measured in barns |
code of conduct code of behavior | a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group |
cross section | a sample meant to be representative of a whole population |
part section division | one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole, the written part of the exam, the finance section of the company, the BBC's engineering division |
code | a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy |
access access code | a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.) |
area code | a number usually of digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada |
bar code Universal Product Code | code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laser, printed on consumer product packages to identify the item for a computer that provides the price and registers inventory information |
color code | system using colors to designate classifications |
cipher cypher cryptograph secret code | a secret method of writing |
Morse Morse code international Morse code | a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals) |
ZIP code ZIP postcode postal code | a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail |
code computer code | (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASCII | (computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies, a string of binary digits represents each character, used in most microcomputers |
binary code | code using a string of binary digits to represent characters |
error correction code ECC | (telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors |
machine code machine language | a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation |
object code | the machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for execution on a particular computer |
operation code order code | the portion of a set of operation descriptions that specifies the operation to be performed, the set of operations in a computer |
source code | program instructions written as an ASCII text file, must be translated by a compiler or interpreter or assembler into the object code for a particular computer before execution |
section subdivision | a selfontained part of a larger composition (written or musical), he always turns first to the business section, the history of this work is discussed in the next section |
sports section | the section of a newspaper that reports on sports |
Roman law Justinian code civil law jus civile | the legal code of ancient Rome, codified under Justinian, the basis for many modern systems of civil law |
logic bomb slag code | a set of instructions inserted into a program that are designed to execute (or `explode') if a particular condition is satisfied, when exploded it may delete or corrupt data, or print a spurious message, or have other harmful effects, a disgruntled employee planted a logic bomb |
ethic ethical code | a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct |
code codification | a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones) |
legal code | a code of laws adopted by a state or nation, a code of laws |
penal code | the legal code governing crimes and their punishment |
United States Code U. S. Code | a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States, is prepared and published by a unit of the United States House of Representatives |
building code | set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings |
dress code | a set of rules specifying the correct manner of dress while on the premises of the institution (or specifying what manner of dress is prohibited) |
fire code | set of standards established and enforced by government for fire prevention and safety in case of fire as in fire escapes etc |
sanitary code health code | set of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etc |
Highway Code | the code of rules governing the use of public roads |
code flag nautical signal flag | one of an international code of flag signals used between ships |
section | a segment of a citrus fruit, he ate a section of the orange |
department section | a specialized division of a large organization, you'll find it in the hardware department, she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury |
section | a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon |
section | a small army unit usually having a special function |
section | a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class |
brass section brass | the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments |
string section strings | the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments |
violin section | the section of an orchestra that plays violins |
percussion section percussion rhythm section | the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments |