[trans-vers´] extending from side to side; situated at right angles to the long axis.
trans·verse
(trans-vers'), [TA] Do not confuse this word with traverse.Crosswise; lying across the long axis of the body or of a part. Synonym(s): transversalis [TA], transversus [TA] [L. transversus] ThesaurusSeetransversus abdominis muscle