n. [ Gastro- + Gr. &unr_; womb + &unr_; to cut. ] (Surg.) Cæsarean section. See under Cæsarean. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. "yste`ra womb + te`mnein to cut: cf. F. hystérotomie.] (Med.) The act of cutting into the uterus, as in Cæsarean section. See under Cæsarean. [1913 Webster]