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descend'ing co'lon



Pronunciation: (kō'lun), [key] Anat.
the last portion of the colon, beginning at the upper left abdomen in the region of the spleen and continuing downward along the left posterior wall to the sigmoid flexure. See diag. under intestine.

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descendibledescending node
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