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MeSH Heading: Colon, Transverse
Tree Number(s): A03.556.124.526.356.834; A03.556.249.249.356.834
Unique ID: D044684
RDF Unique Identifier: http://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.
Entry Term(s): Left Colic Flexure; Splenic Flexure; Transverse Colon
Previous Indexing: Colon (1966-2003); Colonic Diseases (1964-2003)
Public MeSH Note: 2004
History Note: 2004
Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/09
Revision Date: 2005/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Colon, Transverse MeSH Descriptor Data 2025