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transverse colon
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The proximal-distal subdivision of colon that runs transversely across the upper part of the abdomen, from the right to the left colic flexure. Continuous with the descending colon[BTO,modified]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transverse_colon http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000272 ]
Term info
Label
transverse colon
Synonyms
- colon transversum
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Dickdarm-Schema.svg
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0001157
Term relations
Subclass of:
- proximal-distal subdivision of colon
- continuous with some descending colon
- develops from some midgut