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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
Example:
transverse colon
Synonyms:
cross; thwartwise; transversal; transverse
Classified under:
Similar:
crosswise (lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb transverse
Context examples:
When placed in a magnetic field, gadoversetamide decreases T1 (spin-lattice or longitudinal relaxation time) and T2 (spin-spin or transverse relaxation time) values in tissues where it accumulates.
(Gadoversetamide, NCI Thesaurus)
An artery arising from the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the transverse colon.
(Middle Colic Artery, NCI Thesaurus)
When examining the infant's palm for abnormalities, the examiner may note a single transverse palmar crease, which is found in 5% of newborns and is frequently inherited as a familial trait.
(Palmar Crease Examination, NCI Thesaurus)
A muscle originating from the anterior tubercle of the transverse processes of cervical vertebrae three through six that inserts at the basilar process of the occipital bone acting to turn the neck anteriorly.
(Longus Capitis, NCI Thesaurus)
It leads to a variety of abnormalities that include mental retardation, macroglossia, microgenia, epicanthic eyelids, and a single transverse palmar crease.
(Complete Trisomy 21 Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
A muscle originating from the transverse processes of the lower thoracic vertebrae which inserts into the ribs between the angles and tubercles as well as the transverse and accessory processes of the upper lumbar vertebrae acting to extend the spine.
(Longissimus Thoracis, NCI Thesaurus)
The posterior projection from the body of a vertebra that encloses the vertebral foramen; it consists of paired pedicles and laminae; the spinous, transverse, and articular processes arise from the arch. In aggregate, the venous arches-and the ligamenta flava that unite them-form the posterior wall of the vertebral (spinal) canal.
(Arch of the Vertebra, NCI Thesaurus)
A muscle originating from the transverse processes of the upper thoracic vertebrae and the articular processes of the lower cervical vertebrae which inserts into the mastoid process acting to keep the head upright and to move it backward or to one side.
(Longissimus Capitis, NCI Thesaurus)
Abnormalities are variable from individual to individual and may include mental retardation, retarded growth, flat hypoplastic face with short nose, prominent epicanthic skin folds, small low-set ears with prominent antihelix, fissured and thickened tongue, laxness of joint ligaments, pelvic dysplasia, broad hands and feet, stubby fingers, transverse palmar crease, lenticular opacities and heart disease.
(Down Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
