Just because I'm married to an Ob-gyn and have some time on my hands & a whole bunch of medical books & dictionaries..... Caesarean - pertaining to Caesar - as in Caesarean conquest Caesarean section - the baby is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen & uterus - so called because it was supposedly performed at the birth of Caesar. Caesarean hysterectomy ( required in about 1 in 130 ceasarean sections) to control haemorrhage due to uterine rupture or as elective surgery for sterilization. c-section - used in coding up caesarean sections to save time and further define what kind of caesarean the doc is talking about. section -a part that is cut off - Ugh Please.... and all babies are Born....and have a name...as should the mom in "whatever room she is in" Caesarean Sections are major surgery and my husband treats his patients with all the care he would give to another patient with major abdominal surgery. The hysterectomy patient in "whatever room" has a name also. Everything is soooo political today....Karen Elise Graham