supracolic
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English
Etymology
From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from supra- + colic = supra- + col- + -ic.
Adjective
supracolic (not comparable)
- (anatomy, medicine) Superior to the colon, usually with reference to the transverse colon and the compartments of the peritoneal cavity.