descending colon

[ koh-luhn ]

noun

, Anatomy.

1. 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.

Example Sentences

Its right side includes the cecum and the ascending colon, while the left side is made up of the descending colon, the sigmoid colon and the rectum.

From Washington Post

Additionally, this move helps to supports digestion, and the ascending and descending colon to help ease any discomfort in your lower abdomen.

From Time

The descending colon is much narrower than the rest, and not sacculated, and, being considerably longer than the distance it has to traverse, is thrown into numerous folds.

From Project Gutenberg

Ohio State will be in Cleveland, Florida starts in Tampa and Duke and North Carolina both play in Charlotte, where the stands will be as blue as Cookie Monster’s descending colon.

From Newsweek

The inferior mesenteric artery gives off a left colic branch to the descending colon, a sigmoid branch to the iliac and pelvic colon, and ends in the superior haemorrhoidal artery, which supplies the rectum.

From Project Gutenberg