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Descriptor English: Colon, Transverse
Descriptor Spanish: Colon Transverso
Descriptor colon transverso
Scope note: El segmento del INTESTINO GRUESO situado entre el COLON ASCENDENTE y el COLON DESCENDENTE. Tiene un trayecto que va desde la FLEXURA CÓLICA DERECHA, atravesando el ABDOMEN, hasta la FLEXURA CÓLICA IZQUIERDA, y a continuación toma un giro pronunciado hacia el colon descendente.
Descriptor Portuguese: Colo Transverso
Descriptor French: Côlon transverse
Entry term(s): Colic Flexure, Left
Flexure, Splenic
Left Colic Flexure
Splenic Flexure
Transverse Colon
Tree number(s): A03.556.124.526.356.834
A03.556.249.249.356.834
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D044684
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Colon (1966-2003)
Colonic Diseases (1964-2003)
Public MeSH Note: 2004
History Note: 2004
DeCS ID: 37757
Unique ID: D044684
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Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/09
Revision Date: 2005/06/30
Colon, Transverse - Preferred
Concept UI M0443761
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Colon, Transverse
Entry term(s) Transverse Colon
Left Colic Flexure - Narrower
Concept UI M0446015
Preferred term Left Colic Flexure
Entry term(s) Colic Flexure, Left
Flexure, Splenic
Splenic Flexure



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