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Noun: ascending colon  u'sen-ding kow'lown
  1. The part of the large intestine that ascends from the caecum to the transverse colon
    "The ascending colon is located on the right side of the abdomen"

Derived forms: ascending colons

Type of: colon

Part of: large intestine

Encyclopedia: Ascending colon