{"id":74660,"date":"2021-01-10T09:23:14","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T09:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=74660"},"modified":"2023-09-03T08:06:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T08:06:14","slug":"transverse-colon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/transverse-colon\/","title":{"rendered":"Transverse colon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>That division of the large intestine that crosses the abdomen, located between the ascending colon and the descending colon.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The second section of the colon which crosses the body below the stomach.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>That part of the colon that extends across the mid-abdomen from the ascending colon on the right side to the beginning of the descending colon on the left side.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-27\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>The transverse colon, situated across the abdomen, constitutes one of the four main segments of the colon, which is also known as the large intestine.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That division of the large intestine that crosses the abdomen, located between the ascending colon and the descending colon. 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