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transverse colon

[ koh-luhn ]

noun

, Anatomy.
  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.


transverse colon

noun

  1. anatomy the part of the large intestine passing transversely in front of the liver and stomach
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of transverse colon1

First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences

One of them may occupy the cecum, another the transverse colon, and possibly a third the sigmoid flexure.

Ptoses of other abdominal organs are described; the liver, transverse colon, spleen and kidneys may be involved.

Fecal tumors in the transverse colon have been taken for enlargement of the liver and spleen.

It is seated principally in the epigastrium, in the line of the transverse colon, or it may involve the whole abdomen.

Obstruction at this point, however, is attended with marked distension of the descending and transverse colon.

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