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transverse colon definition

transverse colon

the central portion of the large intestine, crossing the abdominal cavity from right to left and lying between the ascending and descending colons

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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