hepatic flexure

noun

The sharp bend in the colon near the liver where the ascending colon and the transverse colon meet.

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Meanings

nounhepatic flexure (plural hepatic flexures)

plural hepatic flexures

  1. anatomyThe sharp bend in the colon near the liver where the ascending colon and the transverse colon meet.
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