ascending colon

[koh-luhn]

ascending colon

[koh-luhn]
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.


Origin:
1855–60
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Ascending colon is always a great word to know.
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bodily outgrowth or process
thickening of the layer of the gastric musculature encircling the gastroduodenal junction
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Medical Dictionary

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

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