transverse colon in English

noun
1
the middle part of the large intestine, passing across the abdomen from right to left below the stomach.
The colon is divided into four parts: the ascending colon, the transverse colon , the descending colon, and the sigmoid colon.

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1. The part that sits across the abdomen is called the transverse Colon.

2. The abdomen was distended and the outline of the transverse colon clearly visible.

3. 8 A plain supine abdominal radiograph showed gaseous dilatation of the transverse colon and small bowel.

4. Extended right hemiColectomy refers to extension of the distal resection margin to include the distal transverse colon up to the splenic flexure.

5. Right Colectomy refers to the resection of a portion of the distal ileum, cecum, ascending colon, and proximal to mid-transverse colon

6. Your large intestine is broken down into six sections including the cecum, ascending Colon, transverse Colon, descending Colon, sigmoid Colon, and the rectum.

7. Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition: After a preliminary course in anatomy it was found that Caecum and transverse colon also provided excellent sites for excitation

8. A case of Actinomycosis of the large bowel, involving the distal portion of the transverse colon, is presented, along with a review of the subject.

9. Some gastroptosis patients Amalgamative still if kidney liver lienal transverse colon is flagging have other internal organs of the body say for completely splanchnic prolapse: 10

10. The Colon extends from the cecum (an enlarged area at the end of the small intestine) up the right side of the abdomen (ascending Colon), across to the left side (transverse Colon), and down the left side (descending Colon) and then loops (at the sigmoid flexure, or sigmoid

11. Cecum and ascending colon: The Cecum and ascending colon are often referred to as your "right" colon." The Cecum joins the small intestine near the region of the appendix, in your right lower abdomen, and the ascending colon runs up along the right side of your abdomen to the transverse colon.