ascending colon

[ koh-luh n ]
/ ˈkoʊ lən /

noun Anatomy.

the first portion of the colon, beginning at the cecum in the lower right abdominal cavity and continuing upward along the right posterior abdominal wall to approximately the lower ribs.

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Origin of ascending colon

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby ascending colon

ascendant, ascender, ascendeur, ascending, ascending artery, ascending colon, ascending degeneration, ascending lumbar vein, ascending node, ascending pharyngeal artery, ascending rhythm
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Medical definitions for ascending colon

ascending colon

n.

The part of the colon between the ileocecal orifice and the right colic flexure.
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