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The part of the colon that lies across the upper part of the abdominal cavity.
| WordNet: transverse colon |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colon
| greater omentum | |
| splenic flexure (anatomy) | |
| mesenteric artery (anatomy) |
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