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) |
spread spreading | act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time |
wound wounding | the act of inflicting a wound |
operation surgery surgical operation surgical procedure surgical process | a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments, performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body, they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available, he died while undergoing surgery |
incision section surgical incision | the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) |
abdominal breathing | breathing in which most of the respiratory effort is done by the abdominal muscles, abdominal breathing is practiced by singers |
surgical contraception | contraception by surgical sterilization |
surgical strike | an attack (usually without prior warning) intended to deal only with a specific target |
wound tumor virus WTV | a tumor virus transmitted by leafhoppers |
broadcaster spreader | a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions |
gown surgical gown scrubs | protective garment worn by surgeons during operations |
retaining wall | a wall that is built to resist lateral pressure (especially a wall built to prevent the advance of a mass of earth) |
retractor | surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision |
spreader | a hand tool for spreading something, he used his knife as a spreader |
surgical dressing | a loosely woven cotton dressing for incisions made during surgery |
surgical instrument | a medical instrument used in surgery |
surgical knife | a very sharp knife used in surgery |
suture surgical seam | a seam used in surgery |
vaginal smear | smear taken from the vaginal mucosa for cytological analysis |
abdominal aorta | a branch of the descending aorta |
thoracic aorta | a branch of the descending aorta, divides into the iliac arteries |
vaginal artery arteria vaginalis | a branch of the internal iliac that provides blood for the vagina and the base of the bladder and the rectum |
thoracic vein vena thoracica | veins that drain the thoracic walls |
thoracic duct | the major duct of the lymphatic system |
solar plexus coeliac plexus plexus celiacus abdominal nerve plexus | a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach |
pudendal cleft urogenital cleft rima pudendi rima vulvae pudendal cleavage pudendal slit vulvar slit | the fissure between the labia majora |
chest cavity thoracic cavity | the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart |
abdominal abdominal muscle ab | the muscles of the abdomen |
external oblique muscle musculus obliquus externus abdominis abdominal external oblique muscle oblique | a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso |
abdominal cavity abdomen | the cavity containing the major viscera, in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm |
thoracic nerve | any of twelve pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the thoracic region of the spinal cord |
thoracic vertebra dorsal vertebra | one of vertebrae in the human vertebral column, thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra |
abdominal wall | a wall of the abdomen |
thoracic medicine | the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the chest |
dissemination airing public exposure spreading | the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate |
wound injury combat injury | a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat |
blighty wound | a wound that would cause an English soldier to be sent home from service abroad |
flesh wound | a wound that does not damage important internal organs or shatter any bones |
spread spreading | process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space |
wound | a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride), he feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound, deep in her breast lives the silent wound, The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound--that he will never get over it--Robert Frost |
common dogbane spreading dogbane rheumatism weed Apocynum androsaemifolium | North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes, used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints |
spreading fleabane Erigeron divergens | well-branched plant with hairy leaves and stems each with a solitary flower head with narrow white or pink or lavender rays, western North America |
tussock bellflower spreading bellflower Campanula carpatica | European perennial bellflower that grows in clumps with spreading stems and blue or white flowers |
spreading pogonia funnelrest rosebud orchid Cleistes divaricata Pogonia divaricata | orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip, sometimes placed in genus Pogonia |
childbirth childbearing accouchement vaginal birth | the parturition process in human beings, having a baby, the process of giving birth to a child |
abdominal pregnancy | ectopic pregnancy in the abdominal cavity |
abdominal aortic aneurysm AAA | an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension |
thoracic actinomycosis | a serious form of actinomycosis that affects the chest |
abdominal actinomycosis | a serious form of actinomycosis that affects the abdomen |
raw wound | a wound that exposes subcutaneous tissue |