Descending colon
System
Digestive
SNOMED CT
362165006
Descending colon
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.
Also known as colon descendens — per UBERON
The Descending colon is a part of the Digestive.