transverse colon

Preferred Label : transverse colon;

Definition : 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. [MeSH];

UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0227386;

Details

Origin ID

RID159;

UMLS CUI

C0227386;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Left colic flexure [FMA entity]
- Transverse colon [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Transverse colon [Anatomie ACR]
- Transverse colon [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Transverse colon [ICHI extension code]
Continuous with
- wall of ascending colon [Radlex concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Transverse Colon [NCIt concept]
- Transverse colon [ICD-O code]
- Transverse colon [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Transverse colon [FMA entity]
- Transverse colon structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- colon, transverse [MeSH Descriptor]
- colon, transverse [MeSH concept]
- transverse colon [UBERON concept]
- transverse colon [SNOMED Notion]
FMA entity(ies)
- Transverse colon [FMA entity]
Has constitutional part(s)
- lumen of transverse colon [Radlex concept]
- wall of transverse colon [Radlex concept]
Has part(s)
- distal part of transverse colon [Radlex concept]
- hepatic flexure of colon [Radlex concept]
- proximal part of transverse colon [Radlex concept]
- splenic flexure of colon [Radlex concept]
- transverse colon proper [Radlex concept]
Part of
- gastrointestinal tract [Radlex concept]
- large intestine [Radlex concept]
- lower gastrointestinal tract [Radlex concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Transverse Colon [NCIt concept]
- Transverse colon [FMA entity]
- Transverse colon [ICD-O code]
- Transverse colon [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Transverse colon structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- colon, transverse [MeSH Descriptor]
- colon, transverse [MeSH concept]
- transverse colon [SNOMED Notion]
- transverse colon [UBERON concept]

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