: the middle portion of the colon that extends across the abdominal cavity
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Recent Examples on the WebDuring 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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