descending colon

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1. the part of the large intestine that descends from the transverse colon to the sigmoid colon (noun.body)

hypernym	:	colon,
definition	:	the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted (noun.body)

part meronym	:	large intestine,
definition	:	beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces (noun.body)