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帝王切開 (teiousekkai) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

帝てい王おう切せっ開かい

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Meanings

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Cesarean section; C-section

Medical term for surgical delivery of a baby. Used in both clinical and everyday contexts.

彼かの女じょは帝てい王おう切せっ開かいで

出しゅっ

産さん

し

た

。

She gave birth by Cesarean section.

帝てい王おう切せっ開かいの予よ定てい日びが決きまった。

The date for the C-section has been set.

Kanji

帝sovereign, the emperor, god
王king, rule, magnate
切cut, cutoff, be sharp
開open, unfold, unseal

Related words

自し然ぜん分ぶん娩べん
Natural childbirth, as opposed to surgical delivery.
出しゅっ産さん
General term for childbirth; 帝王切開 specifies the surgical method.

Word family

帝てい王おう切せっ開かい術じゅつ
Caesarean section; C-section
帝てい王おう切せっ開かい出しゅっ産さん
Caesarean birth; C-section delivery

Built from

帝てい王おう+切せっ開かい

Etymology

Compound of 帝王 (emperor) and 切開 (incision). The term is said to derive from the legend that Julius Caesar was born this way, though the historical accuracy is uncertain.