What does the word transverse mean?
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From Basilar. To pons and cerebellum.
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[ Latin] Lying or running athwart or crosswise; extending from side to side, as T. process( or a vertebra), T. fissure of the liver and T. fissure of the cerebrum( admitting the chorioid plexuses to the lateral ventricles). T. colon, T. presentation of the fetus; crossing or bridging a space, as T. ligament( of the atlas, scapula, hip, knee, and lower tibio-fibular joint); extending in the direction of the breadth and nor of the length, of a part( especially the spinal cord), as T. lesions, T. myelitis.
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Crosswise, lying across the long axis of the body or of a part.
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Applied to intersection of parts.
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Usage examples for transverse
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She shrank back and walked to the end of the transverse hall. – A Cathedral Singer by James Lane Allen
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