extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis

the part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colon

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

a flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavity

one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs

a paired dural sinus; terminates in the sigmoid sinus

in a transverse manner