Meanings
nountransverse colon (plural transverse colons)
plural transverse colons
- anatomyA part of colon joining ascending colon and descending colon.
Translations
Bulgarian напречно ободно черво
- напречно ободно черво (naprečno obodno červo)part of colon
Catalan còlon transvers
- còlon transverspart of colon
Chinese Mandarin 横结肠, 橫結腸 /横结肠
- 横结肠 (héngjiécháng)part of colon
- 橫結腸 /横结肠 (héngjiécháng)part of colon
Czech příčný tračník
- příčný tračníkpart of colon
French côlon transverse
- côlon transversepart of colon
Hungarian haránt vastagbél
- haránt vastagbélpart of colon
Polish poprzecznica
- poprzecznicapart of colon
Cite this entry
APA
transverse colon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transverse%20colon
MLA
“transverse colon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transverse%20colon. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transverse colon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transverse%20colon.
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