ASCENDENS
\ɐsˈɛndənz], \ɐsˈɛndənz], \ɐ_s_ˈɛ_n_d_ə_n_z]\
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Parts are thus called, which are supposed to arise in a region lower than that where they terminate. Thus, Aorta ascendens is the aorta from its origin to the arch: Vena cava ascendens, the large vein which carries the blood from the inferior parts to the heart: Obliquus ascendens (muscle), the lesser oblique muscle of the abdomen, &c.
By Robley Dunglison
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