Preferred Name |
descending colon |
Synonyms |
colon descendens |
Definitions |
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. |
ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001158 |
database_cross_reference |
EFO:0000845 EMAPA:35285 CALOHA:TS-2010 BTO:0000641 MIAA:0000313 MA:0001542 NCIT:C12268 UMLS:C0227389 MAT:0000313 FMA:14547 OpenCyc:Mx4rwHsNhpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA MESH:D044683 galen:DescendingColon http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0227389 |
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. |
has exact synonym |
colon descendens |
imported from | |
inSubset |
http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#efo_slim |
label |
descending colon |
prefixIRI |
UBERON:0001158 |
prefLabel |
descending colon |
subClassOf |