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TRANSVERSE COLON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("transverse colon" is a kind of...):
colon (the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted)
Holonyms ("transverse colon" is a part of...):
large intestine (beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces)
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