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transverse colon

American

[koh-luhn] / ˈkoʊ lən /

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.

transverse colon British

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of transverse colon

First recorded in 1855–60

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transverse colon

The next day, a surgical team removed 25 lymph nodes and part of her transverse colon.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2023

The surgeon removed the right side of his colon and part of his transverse colon.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 9, 2016

The large intestine includes the transverse colon and ascending colon.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

The region defined as hindgut begins with the last third of the transverse colon and continues on.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

He died of phthisis at fourteen, and after death there was found in a pocket lying against the transverse colon and communicating with it all the evidences of a fetus.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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