descending colon

Term ID

UBERON:0001158

Synonyms

• colon descendens

Definition

The portion of the colon between the left colic flexure and the sigmoid colon at the pelvic brim; the portion of the descending colon lying in the left iliac fossa is sometimes called the iliac colon.

References

• BTO:0000641
• CALOHA:TS-2010
• Descending:colon
• EFO:0000845
• EMAPA:35285
• MA:0001542
• MAT:0000313
• MIAA:0000313
• NCIT:C12268
• OpenCyc:Mx4rwHsNhpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
• UMLS:C0227389
• galen:DescendingColon
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0227389
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362165006

Ontology

Cell Ontology