How to say "c-section" in Japanese

• 帝王切開ていおうせっかいCommon
  nounThe usual word for a Caesarean section or C-section, whether discussing a birth, a birth plan, or a delivery in general conversation with doctors or friends.
  帝王ていおう切開せっかいにしてください。↗

  I'd like to have a Caesarian operation.
• 帝王切開術ていおうせっかいじゅつ
  nounThe same Caesarean section, with 術 framing it explicitly as a surgical procedure; less common, and mainly suited to medical or technical discussion rather than everyday talk about a delivery.
• 帝切ていせつ
  nounAn abbreviation for 帝王切開; seldom the word you want in ordinary speech, it is essentially clinical shorthand found in medical settings and records rather than a general term for a C-section.

Use 帝王切開 for a C-section in almost any context; 帝王切開術 is the same procedure named as a surgical technique, while 帝切 is merely a clinical abbreviation.

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• 帝王切開ていおうせっかいCaesarean section
• 帝王切開術ていおうせっかいじゅつCaesarean section
• 帝切ていせつCaesarean section