splenic flexure

noun

The sharp bend in the colon below the spleen where the transverse colon and the descending colon meet.

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Meanings

nounsplenic flexure (plural splenic flexures)

plural splenic flexures

  1. anatomyThe sharp bend in the colon below the spleen where the transverse colon and the descending colon meet.
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