| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| italia | colon discendente |
| ranska | côlon descendant |
| tšekki | sestupný tračník |
| Monikko | descending colons |
(anatomy) A part of the colon adjacent to the sigmoid colon.
Drawing of colon seen from front (descending colon coloured blue)
(anatomy) A part of the colon adjacent to the sigmoid colon.
Front of abdomen, showing surface markings for liver, stomach and great intestine (descending colon visible at center right, in blue)
(anatomy) A part of the colon adjacent to the sigmoid colon.
Inner diameters of different sections of the large intestine, with descending/sigmoid colon (at right) measuring on average 6.3 cm (range 6.0-6.8 cm).