transverse colon

noun

: the middle portion of the colon that extends across the abdominal cavity

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The procedure was uncomplicated with no gross mucosal pathology, however, an insect was found in the transverse colon (Fig. 1, to the left), was found in the transverse colon on a routine screening colonoscopy.). Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2015 During screening colonoscopy, a cockroach was encountered in the transverse colon of a 51-year-old woman with a history of schizophrenia. Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2012

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of transverse colon was circa 1860

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Medical Definition

transverse colon

noun
: the part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity joining the ascending colon to the descending colon

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