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noun
A part of colon joining ascending colon and descending colon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: colon
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