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ˈkoʊ ləntrans·verse colon
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Princeton's WordNet
transverse colonnoun
the part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colon
Wiktionary
transverse colonnoun
A part of colon joining ascending colon and descending colon.
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Transverse colon
In human anatomy, the transverse colon is the longest and most movable part of the colon.
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transverse colon
The transverse colon is the longest and most movable part of the large intestine. It is located in the abdominal cavity, starting at the right side by the hepatic (ascending) flexure, moving across to the left side of the body, then turning at the splenic (descending) flexure to join the descending colon. It plays an important role in the digestive system by absorbing water and electrolytes from the food matter.
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Transverse colon
The transverse colon, the longest and most movable part of the colon, passes with a downward convexity from the right hypochondrium region across the abdomen, opposite the confines of the epigastric and umbilical zones, into the left hypochondrium region, where it curves sharply on itself beneath the lower end of the spleen, forming the splenic or left colic flexure. The right colic flexure is adjacent to the liver. In its course, it describes an arch, the concavity of which is directed backward and a little upward; toward its splenic end there is often an abrupt U-shaped curve which may descend lower than the main curve. It is almost completely invested by peritoneum, and is connected to the inferior border of the pancreas by a large and wide duplicature of that membrane, the transverse mesocolon. It is in relation, by its upper surface, with the liver and gall-bladder, the greater curvature of the stomach, and the lower end of the spleen; by its under surface, with the small intestine; by its anterior surface, with the anterior layers of the greater omentum and the abdominal wall; its posterior surface is in relation from right to left with the descending portion of the duodenum, the head of the pancreas, and some of the convolutions of the jejunum and ileum.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of transverse colon in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of transverse colon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- còlon transversCatalan, Valencian
- příčný tračníkCzech
- Tværgående tyktarmDanish
- côlon transverseFrench
- colon trasversoItalian
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