Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ascending_colon

1 sense of ascending colon

Sense 1
ascending colon -- (the part of the large intestine that ascends from the cecum to the transverse colon)
       => colon -- (the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted)