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ascending artery

ascending artery

6.4
A blood vessel that carries blood to the ascending colon of the large intestine
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : arteria ascendente
  • If the ascending artery is blocked, it can compromise blood supply to the large intestine.

Examples

  • The surgeon carefully identified the ascending artery before performing the colon resection.

  • Damage to the ascending artery may lead to localized tissue death in the ascending colon.

  • The ascending artery plays a crucial role in digestion.

  • Surgeons often examine the ascending artery during procedures.

  • The surgeon carefully identified the ascending artery before performing the colon resection.

  • If the ascending artery is blocked, it can compromise blood supply to the large intestine.

  • Damage to the ascending artery may lead to localized tissue death in the ascending colon.

Synonyms

arteria ascendens
vsascending artery
  • Specialized
9.1

An artery that supplies blood to the ascending part of the colon

is identical in meaning but uses a Latin anatomical name

Surface Forms

ascending artery singular
ascending arteries plural

Morphology

ascending + artery

The compound is compositionally built from 'ascending' (moving upward or relating to the ascending part) + 'artery' (a blood vessel), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a blood vessel that ascends or supplies the ascending part (e.g. ascending colon). Although the precise anatomical detail (branch of the ileocolic artery) is specialist, the core meaning is directly derivable from the constituents and is cross-linguistically transparent.

Etymology

Ascending artery uses a simple picture: ascending means going up and artery is a vessel that carries blood. It is the blood vessel that goes up to give blood to the part of the 'large intestine' called the 'ascending colon', so it means the artery for that part.