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descending colon

Identification
Official Latin term colon descendens
Official term descending colon
Unit identifier TAH:U2617
Unit type single
Materiality material
Navigation
Link to the unit descending colon
Links of entity generic: descending colon
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: large intestine Short Extended
Level 3: colon
Taxonomic links Level 1: cardinal part of organ Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: segment of organ Short Extended
Level 3: segment of large intestine
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language
Taxonomic definition
Encyclopedic definition the portion of the colon between the left colic flexure and the sigmoid colon at the pelvic brim.
THIS descending colon
Genus THIS isa segment of colon
Defining property 1 THIS isTractSegmentof ( colon, transverse colon )
Autogenerated definition A descending colon is a segment of colon [segmentum coli] which is tract segment of colon [colon] continuous with transverse colon [colon transversum]
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body top
TAH:U2275
TAH:U2594
TAH:U2612
TAH:U2617 descending colon SOS
Taxonomy
Date: 20.11.2025