The proximal-distal subdivision of colon that runs transversely across the upper part of the abdomen, from the right to the left colic flexure. Continuous with the descending colon[BTO,modified]. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000272 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transverse_colon ]
Synonyms: colon transversum
Term information
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0227386
- BTO:0000272
- MA:0001543
- MAT:0000312
- EMAPA:35880
- FMA:14546
- UMLS:C0227386 (ncithesaurus:Transverse_Colon)
- galen:TransverseColon
- NCIT:C12385
- EFO:0000844
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362163004
- OpenCyc:Mx4rvg7qyJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transverse_colon
- CALOHA:TS-2052
- MIAA:0000312
uberon_slim, efo_slim
Term relations
- proximal-distal subdivision of colon
- continuous_with some descending colon
- develops_from some midgut