ascending colon

American  

[koh-luhn] / ˈkoʊ lən /

noun

Anatomy.

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of ascending colon

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

The colon can be divided into four regions, the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon and the sigmoid colon.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The large intestine includes the transverse colon and ascending colon.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Upon entering the colon, the food residue first travels up the ascending colon on the right side of the abdomen.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

There was no undiseased ileum next to the ascending colon, and it would have been difficult to make a connection there.

From Time Magazine Archive

Great omentum adherent to ascending colon, which was covered with plastic lymph.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry