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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Colon, Transverse
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Colon Transverso
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Colo Transverso
Synonyms
English
:
Left Colic Flexure
Splenic Flexure
Transverse Colon
Colic Flexure, Left
Flexure, Splenic
Tree Number:
A03.556.124.526.356.834
A03.556.249.249.356.834
Definition
English
:
The segment of
LARGE INTESTINE
between ASCENDING COLON and
DESCENDING COLON
. It passes from the RIGHT COLIC FLEXURE across the
ABDOMEN
, then turns sharply at the left colonic flexure into the
descending colon.
History Note
English
:
2004
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
37757
Unique Identifier:
D044684
Occurrence in VHL
:
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