A bend in the colon where the transverse colon joins the descending colon.
The bend of the colon near the spleen; the junction of the transverse and descending colon. The splenic fixture is suspended from the diaphragm by the phrenocolic ligament, which passes over the lower part of the left kidney.
The curvature of the colon situated on the left side of the body, around the area of the spleen.