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descending colon

descending colon

This colon segment descends on the body's left from the splenic flexure towards the sigmoid colon.

All languages

English
descending colon
Norwegian
nedstigende tykktarm
Japanese
下行結腸 — かこうけっちょう — kakōketchō
Korean
하행 결장 — hahaeng gyeoljang
Spanish
colon descendente
French
côlon descendant
German
Absteigender Grimmdarm

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