Phrase guide

ascending colon

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A part of the colon between the cecum and the transverse colon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

the part of the large intestine that ascends from the cecum to the transverse colon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: colon

History

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: còlon ascendent — part of the colon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 升结肠 (shēngjiécháng) — part of the colon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 升結腸 /升结肠 (shēngjiécháng) — part of the colon
  • Czech: vzestupný tračník — part of the colon
  • French: côlon ascendant — part of the colon
  • Hungarian: felszálló vastagbél — part of the colon
  • Northern Kurdish: kolona hilkêşayî — part of the colon
  • Polish: wstępnica — part of the colon
  • Portuguese: cólon ascendente — part of the colon
  • Romanian: colon ascendent — part of the colon