ASCENDING COLON Definition & Meaning

ascending colon

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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 colon¹

First recorded in 1855–60

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Its right side includes the cecum and the ascending colon, while the left side is made up of the descending colon, the sigmoid colon and the rectum.

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However, tumours from the right/ascending colon were more likely to be hypermethylated and to have elevated mutation rates than were other CRCs.

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The ascending colon passes upward from the right haunch-bone to the under surface of the liver.

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

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The colon consists of four parts, described as the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon, and the sigmoid flexure, or sigmoid colon.

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