帝王切開
解説 Definition
帝王切開手術のこと。腹部を切開して子どもを取り出す医学的な出産方法。医学的に必要とされる状況で行われる。
A caesarean is a medical operation in which a baby is delivered through a cut made in the mother's abdomen and uterus. It is used when a normal birth would be difficult or unsafe. The word is common in medical and childbirth contexts, and it is also often called a C-section.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
単独で覚えるより、ほぼ決まり文句の caesarean section で覚えると定着しやすい語です。section が付くと「出産時の手術名」のまとまりとして見え、medical, emergency, planned, delivery などの文脈で出やすいと意識すると引き出しやすくなります。会話では have a caesarean, deliver by caesarean section の形も頻出。つづりは ae を含む英式で、米式では cesarean と書く点も混同注意です。
Do not try to remember it alone first; learn it as the set phrase `caesarean section`. That full phrase is very common in medical and birth contexts, so it is easier to store as one chunk. Also note the spelling: British English often uses `caesarean`, while American English often uses `cesarean`.
例文
The doctors decided that a caesarean was necessary.
医師たちは帝王切開が必要だと判断した。
She had a caesarean after labor failed to progress.
分娩が進まなかったため、彼女は帝王切開を受けた。
An emergency caesarean saved the baby's life.
緊急の帝王切開によって赤ちゃんの命が救われた。
caesarean の類義語・関連語
紛らわしい語
caesarean の語源・成り立ち Etymology
caesareanはCaesarean sectionの短縮形で、語源上はローマ名Caesarに結びついた語です。さらにCaesar自体もラテン語caedere「切る」の過去分詞caesusと結びつけて説明されることが多く、「切って取り出す出産」という意味が見えます。関連語はhomicide、regicideです。
Caesarean is a shortened form of Caesarean section, linked by tradition to the Roman name Caesar. It is often explained through Latin caedere, "to cut," with the past participle caesus, though the historical link is uncertain. The word's meaning developed around the idea of a birth done by cutting.
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