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descending colon
[ koh-luhn ]
noun
, Anatomy.
- the last portion of the colon, beginning at the upper left abdomen in the region of the spleen and continuing downward along the left posterior wall to the sigmoid flexure.
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At the left side, it turns, and descends to the left haunch-bone, and is called the descending colon.
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If there is any local tenderness, it is over the descending colon.
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In the large intestine the same lesions are found, but in a more advanced stage, especially in the ccum and descending colon.
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With catarrh limited to the descending colon scybal are imbedded in mucus.
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The ulcers are more frequently found in the descending colon than in other portions of the intestines.
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