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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The part of the colon that lies across the upper part of the abdominal cavity.
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- noun anatomy A part of
colon joiningascending colon anddescending colon .
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- noun the part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colon
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