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July 2, 2026
| Id | http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12268
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12268
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| Preferred Name | Descending Colon |
| Definitions |
The fourth portion of the large intestine (colon) that communicates with the transverse colon in the left-upper quadrant of the abdomen and the rectum below.
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| Synonyms |
descending colon
Descending colon structure (body structure)
COLON, DESCENDING
Descending colon
colon descendens
Descending Colon
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
| label | Descending Colon
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| prefixIRI | Thesaurus:C12268
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| code | C12268
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| DEFINITION | The fourth portion of the large intestine (colon) that communicates with the transverse colon in the left-upper quadrant of the abdomen and the rectum below.
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| ALT_DEFINITION | The fourth portion of the large intestine (colon) that communicates with the transverse colon in the left-upper quadrant of the abdomen and the rectum below. (NCI)
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.
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| Legacy Concept Name | Descending_Colon
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CDISC
GDC
UBERON
mCode
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| xRef | UBERON:0001158
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| FULL_SYN |
descending colon
Descending colon structure (body structure)
COLON, DESCENDING
Descending colon
colon descendens
Descending Colon
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| UMLS_CUI | C0227389
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Descending colon
Descending Colon
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| Preferred_Name | Descending Colon
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| Display_Name | Descending Colon
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| Semantic_Type | Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component
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