transverse colon

[ koh-luhn ]

nounAnatomy.
  1. 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 of transverse colon

1
First recorded in 1855–60

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British Dictionary definitions for transverse colon

transverse colon

noun
  1. anatomy the part of the large intestine passing transversely in front of the liver and stomach

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