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transverse colon

[koh-luhn]
–noun Anatomy.
the middle portion of the colon, lying across the upper abdominal cavity between the ascending colon on the right and the descending colon on the left.


Origin:
1855–60
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transverse colon  
n.  The part of the colon that lies across the upper part of the abdominal cavity.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: transverse colon
Function: noun
: the part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity joining the ascending colon to the descending colon
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

transverse colon n.
The part of the colon that lies across the upper part of the abdominal cavity.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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