- transverse colon
- noun Date: circa 1860 the middle portion of the colon that extends across the abdominal cavity
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
transverse colon
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Transverse colon — 1: Ascending colon 2: Transverse colon 3: Descending colon 4: Sigmoid colon 5: Rectum … Wikipedia
transverse colon — n the part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity joining the ascending colon to the descending colon * * * colon transversum [TA] the portion of the colon that runs transversely across the upper part of the abdomen,… … Medical dictionary
transverse colon — n. the central portion of the large intestine, crossing the abdominal cavity from right to left and lying between the ascending and descending colons: see INTESTINE … English World dictionary
transverse colon volvulus — transverse colonic volvulus a rare type of colonic volvulus involving the transverse colon … Medical dictionary
transverse colon — /koh leuhn/, Anat. 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. See diag. under intestine. [1855 60] * * * … Universalium
transverse colon — noun A part of colon joining ascending colon and descending colon … Wiktionary
transverse colon — trans′verse co′lon [[t]ˈkoʊ lən[/t]] n. anat. the middle portion of the colon, lying across the upper abdominal cavity between the ascending colon and the descending colon … From formal English to slang
transverse colon — noun the part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colon • Hypernyms: ↑colon • Part Holonyms: ↑large intestine … Useful english dictionary
Colon (anatomy) — For other uses, see Colon. Colon (anatomy) Front of abdomen, showing surface markings for liver, stomach, and large intestine. Gray s … Wikipedia
Transverse mesocolon — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = mesocolon sigmoideum GraySubject = 246 GrayPage = 1157 Caption = Superior and inferior duodenal fossæ. (Transverse mesocolon visible at top center.) Caption2 = Diagram showing the lines along which the… … Wikipedia
