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descending colon
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descending colon [di′send·iŋ ′kōl·ən]
(anatomy)
The portion of the colon on the left side, extending from the bend below the spleen to the sigmoid flexure.


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The study was limited to carcinoma of the rectum/rectosigmoid, and analysis was also made of sigmoid colon, descending colon and colon excluding the rectum'.
 
 
 
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