The proximal portion of the colon, extending from the ileocecal valve usually to a point proximal to the left colic flexure; it develops embryonically from the terminal portion of the midgut and functions in absorption. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000649 ]
This is just here as a test because I lose it
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- NCIT:C12383
- BTO:0000649
- SCTID:362161002
- galen:RightColon
- UMLS:C1305188 (ncithesaurus:Right_Colon)