: the middle portion of the colon that extends across the abdominal cavity
Examples of transverse colon in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe 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
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