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

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ascending colon

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

The colon has four regions, the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon and the sigmoid colon.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 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

This way the bag will never empty and you stop filling only when you feel fullness and pressure all the way back to the beginning of the ascending colon.

From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Steve Solomon