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Transversus

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transversus abdominisnoun(anatomy) A flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the anterolateral abdominal wall and is layered below the internal oblique muscle.
transversalisnoun
transversalis abdominis

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transversalisnoun
transversus abdominisnoun(anatomy) A flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the anterolateral abdominal wall and is layered below the internal oblique muscle.
transversumnoun
transversalnounA line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines transversely.
transversenoun(geometry) The longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse.
transversedverb
transversalitynounThe quality of connecting or representing a range of heterogeneous elements (fields, kinds of people, etc).
transversingverbTo lie or run across; to cross.
transsectionnoun(uncommon) Alternative form of transection. [(surgery) A transverse cut or division.]
transversallyIn a transverse manner.
transversionnoun(genetics) A point mutation in which a purine is replaced with a pyrimidine, or vice versa
transpositionalPertaining to, or involving, transposition.
transverse wavenoun(physics) Any wave in which the direction of disturbance is perpendicular to the direction of travel
transitive(grammar, of a verb) Taking a direct object or objects.
translatorynounThat translates or transfers.
transpositionnoun(especially mathematics) The act or process of transposing or interchanging.
transvaluenounTo represent or evaluate something according to a new principle, causing it to be revalued.
transverselyIn a transverse manner.
parasagittalSituated alongside of or adjacent to a sagittal location or a sagittal plane.
traversenoun(climbing) A route used in mountaineering, specifically rock climbing, in which the descent occurs by a different route than the ascent.

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