descending colon
Americannoun
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The colon can be divided into four regions, the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon and the sigmoid colon.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
From there, food residue passes through the descending colon, which runs down the left side of the posterior abdominal wall.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The inferior mesenteric vein drains the distal third of the large intestine, including the descending colon, the sigmoid colon, and the rectum.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The colon has four regions, the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon and the sigmoid colon.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
By reference to the diagram of the digestive organs it will be seen that the "descending colon," that portion which terminates in the rectum, is larger than either of the other divisions of that organ.
From The Royal Road to Health by Tyrrell, Charles Alfred
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