descending colon

Preferred Label : descending colon;

Uberon 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.;

Details

Origin ID

0001158;

UMLS CUI

C0227389;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Descending Colon [NCIt concept]
- Descending colon [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Descending colon [ICD-O code]
- Descending colon [FMA entity]
- Descending colon [ICHI extension code]
- Descending colon structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- colon, descending [MeSH concept]
- colon, descending [MeSH Descriptor]
- descending colon [SNOMED Notion]
- descending colon [Radlex concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Descending Colon [NCIt concept]
- Descending colon [FMA entity]
- Descending colon structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- colon, descending [MeSH concept]
- colon, descending [MeSH Descriptor]
- descending colon [SNOMED Notion]
- descending colon [Radlex concept]
Uberon cross reference
- Descending Colon [NCIt concept]
- Descending colon [FMA entity]
- Entire descending colon (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
continuous with
- sigmoid colon [UBERON concept]
- transverse colon [UBERON concept]
develops from
- hindgut [UBERON concept]
has part
- descending colon [UBERON concept]
- mucosa of descending colon [UBERON concept]
- submucosa of descending colon [UBERON concept]
innervated by
- inferior mesenteric nerve plexus [UBERON concept]
part of
- descending colon [UBERON concept]

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