Meanings
nounascending colon (plural ascending colons)
plural ascending colons
- anatomyA part of the colon between the cecum and the transverse colon.
Translations
Catalan còlon ascendent
- còlon ascendentpart of the colon
Chinese Mandarin 升结肠, 升結腸 /升结肠
- 升结肠 (shēngjiécháng)part of the colon
- 升結腸 /升结肠 (shēngjiécháng)part of the colon
Czech vzestupný tračník
- vzestupný tračníkpart of the colon
French côlon ascendant
- côlon ascendantpart of the colon
Hungarian felszálló vastagbél
- felszálló vastagbélpart of the colon
Polish wstępnica
- wstępnicapart of the colon
Portuguese cólon ascendente
- cólon ascendentepart of the colon
Romanian colon ascendent
- colon ascendentpart of the colon
Cite this entry
APA
ascending colon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascending%20colon
MLA
“ascending colon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascending%20colon. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ascending colon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascending%20colon.
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