cologne

See spiritus o.doratus. colon (ko'lon). intestine which That extends part from of the the lower large end of the cecum to the rectum. It is divided into the ascending, the transverse, and the descending c, and the sigmoid flexure of the c. arch of the c. See transverse c. ascending c. The first portion of the c, situated in the right lumbar and hypochondriac regions. It begins at the cecum, ascends vertically to the under surface of the liver, then pa es forward, and turns abruptly to the left, to form the hepatic flexure. c. cecum. See cecum, c. descend ens. See descending c. c. dextrum. See ascending c. c. sinistrum. See descending c. c. trans ver sum. See transverse c. descending c. The last portion of the c. It continues from the left extremity of the transverse colon and descends almost perpendicularly to the sigmoid flexure, inner band of c. See under band. left lumbar c. See descending c. right lumbar c. See ascending c. transverse c. Syn.: arch of the c. An arched part of the c. which pa es acro from the right hypochondrium through the upper part of the umbilical region to the left hypochondrium, and connects the ascending with the descending c. [Gr., kolon, large intestine.]