transverse : Idioms & Phrases
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Transverse axis
- (of an ellipse or hyperbola)
(Geom.) , that axis which passes through the foci.
Webster 1913
transverse 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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transverse flute
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noun a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
flute.
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transverse muscle of abdomen
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noun a flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavity
musculus transversalis abdominis; transversus abdominis muscle; transversus abdominis.
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Transverse partition
(Bot.) , a partition, as of a pericarp, at right angles with the valves, as in the siliques of mustard.
Webster 1913
transverse process
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noun one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs
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transverse sinus
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noun a paired dural sinus; terminates in the sigmoid sinus
sinus transversus.