Yet, the early history of cesarean section remains shrouded in myth and is of dubious accuracy. Even the origin of "cesarean" has apparently been distorted over time. It is commonly believed to be derived from the surgical birth of Julius Caesar, however this seems unlikely since his mother Aurelia is reputed to have lived to hear of her son's invasion of Britain. At that time the procedure was performed only when the mother was dead or dying, as an attempt to save the child for a state wishing to increase its population. Roman law under Caesar decreed that all women who were so fated by childbirth must be cut open; hence, cesarean. Other possible Latin origins include the verb "caedare," meaning to cut, and the term "caesones" that was applied to infants born by postmortem operations. Ultimately, though, we cannot be sure of where or when the term cesarean was derived. Until the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the procedure was known as cesarean operation. This began to change following the publication in 1598 of Jacques Guillimeau's book on midwifery in which he introduced the term "section." Increasingly thereafter "section" replaced "operation."
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2006-09-13 11:23:53
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answered by Anonymous
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A caesarean section (cesarean section), or c-section, is a form of childbirth in which a surgical incision is made through the mother's abdomen (laparotomy) and uterus (hysterotomy) to deliver one or more babies. It is usually performed when a vaginal delivery would lead to medical complications, although it is increasingly common for otherwise normal births as well.
Several elements contribute to a linguistic explanation of the word caesarean: (1) The term may be simply derived from the Latin verb caedere (supine stem caesum), meaning "to cut." The term caesarean section then would be a tautology. (2) The caesarean section is possibly named after Roman military and political leader Julius Caesar who allegedly was so delivered. Historically, this is unlikely as his mother was alive after he reached adulthood (extremely implausible if such a procedure was performed with the technology of the day), but the legend is at least as old as the second century A.D. (3) Roman law prescribed that the procedure was to be performed at the end of a pregnancy on a dying woman to save the life of the baby. This was called the "lex caesarea." Thus, the Roman law may be the origin of the term.
Most likely, the term is the product of a combination of these. The beginning of the story is certainly the verb caedo; the phrase a matre caesus ("cut out of his mother") was used in Roman times to describe the operation. The real etymology of the name Caesar (a much older family name) is completely unrelated, but a very early folk etymology invented the story of Julius Caesar's birth by section to suggest that his name is derived from this verb. The title of the Roman law must be influenced by this legend, because the form caesareus cannot be derived directly from caesus without some interference of Caesar. The form of the modern English word caesarean may come from the law or from the name Caesar, but the modern German Kaiserschnitt (literally, "Emperor's section") obviously comes directly from the legend of Julius Caesar's birth.
2006-09-13 18:19:58
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answered by FJS 5
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Cesarean (aka C-Section) is a form of childbirth in which a surgical incision is made through a mother's abdomen (laparotomy) and uterus (hysterotomy) to deliver one or more babies. It is usually performed when a vaginal delivery would lead to medical complications, although it is increasingly common for otherwise normal births as well.
The term may be simply derived from the Latin verb caedere (supine stem caesum), "to cut." The term caesarean section then would be a tautology
The caesarean is possibly named after Roman military and political leader Julius Caesar who allegedly was so delivered. Historically, this is unlikely as his mother was alive after he reached adulthood (extremely implausible if such a procedure was performed with the technology of the day), but the legend is at least as old as the 2nd century AD.
2006-09-13 18:20:34
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answered by No Perm 2
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You mean Ceasarian. Julius Caesar was said to have been delivered by this method; if so, then his mother Aurelia survived for she is present at a number of incidents in his adult life. In Britain there is no documented case of a woman surviving a caesarian before the C18 AD. However, caesarians in antiquity seem normally to have been confined to cases where the mother was thought to be on the point of dying anyway, in a more or less desperate attempt to save the child.
2006-09-13 18:18:09
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answered by Anonymous
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do you mean to ask how did the Cesarean section get it's name? i believe it was named because Ceaser (that dude from Rome, you know?) his wife was the first one to get it. and instead of naming it after his wife, it was named after him instead
2006-09-13 18:17:16
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answered by Max Power 2
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well it comes from Caesr , or cesar , the impror of ancient Rome
2006-09-13 18:16:11
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answered by Ayman 3
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http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006042523426
2006-09-13 18:18:57
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answered by Anonymous
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They cut you open with scissors.
2006-09-13 18:16:09
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answered by Nerdly Stud 5
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Do you mean cesarean?
2006-09-13 18:16:13
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answered by L3-knightw1zard 4
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I think you're spelling it wrong.
2006-09-13 18:16:15
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answered by Love My Soldier 3
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