ASCENDING COLON
\ɐsˈɛndɪŋ kˈə͡ʊlən], \ɐsˈɛndɪŋ kˈəʊlən], \ɐ_s_ˈɛ_n_d_ɪ_ŋ k_ˈəʊ_l_ə_n]\
Definitions of ASCENDING COLON
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By Princeton University
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The first portion of the colon, situated in the right lumbar and hypochondriac regions. It begins at the cecum, ascends vertically to the under surface of the liver, then passes forward, and turns abruptly to the left, to form the hepatic flexure.
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