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Co·lón
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transverse colon
the middle portion of the colon, lying across the upper abdominal cavity between the ascending colon on the right and the descending colon on the left. -
colic
Colic is an illness in which you get severe pains in your stomach and bowels. Babies especially suffer from colic. -
coliform
relating to the bacilli that are present in the intestines of humans and invertebrate animals -
ascending colon
the first portion of the colon, beginning at the cecum in the lower right abdominal cavity and continuing upward along the right posterior abdominal wall to approximately the lower ribs. -
colonoscope
an instrument for examining the colon, consisting of a flexible lighted tube that is inserted in the colon to look for abnormalities and to remove them or take tissue samples -
descending colon
the last portion of the colon, beginning at the upper left abdomen in the region of the spleen and continuing downward along the left posterior wall to the sigmoid flexure.